21. Salem History: Murder of Captain White

“An aged man, without an enemy in the world, in his own house, and in his own bed, is made the victim of a butchery murder, for mere pay.” Words spoken by Daniel Webster during Salem's most infamous murder trial. Join local Salem tour guides Jeffrey & Sarah as they recount the harrowing details surrounding the death of Captain Joseph White on that moonlit night in April, nearly 200 years ago.

SPECIAL THANKS

The Ordinary Extraordinary Podcast
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Kurt Deon for all your hard work getting Elias Hasket Derby up on Find a Grave.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239994795/elias-hasket-derby

RESOURCES

• "A Murder in Salem" By E.J. Wagner. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-murder-in-salem-64885035/
• "Gardner-Pingree House" Peabody Essex Museum https://www.pem.org/visit/historic-houses/pem-walks/gardner-pingree-house
• "The Murder of Joseph White: Salem, Massachusetts, 1830. American Bar Association Journal. JSTOR
• "Captain Joseph White" Salem Public Library. https://salempl.org/captain-joseph-white/
• "The Murder of Captain Joseph White by the Knapp Brothers, 1830. https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/murder-of-captain-joseph-white-1830/
• The Works of Daniel Webster, volume IV . Search google books!
• "The Young Devils and Dan'l Webster." American Heritage. https://www.americanheritage.com/young-devils-and-danl-webster#1.

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