1811.7
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Cause of Death: "Surfeit of Playing Ball"
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | HazardHazard |
Location | NYCNYC |
City/State/Country: | New York City, NY, US |
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Game | |
Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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Text | "DIED. Last Evening of surfeit, playing ball, M[r] John McKibben, merchant of this city." |
Sources | New York Spectator, September 11, 1811, page 2. |
Warning | |
Comment | John Thorn adds: "It is surely a coincidence that John McKibbin, Jr. was president of the Magnolia Ball Club of 1843, about which I have written. The Magnolias' McKibbin and his father were born in Ireland. Edit with form to add a comment |
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Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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Submitted by | John Thorn |
Submission Note | 19CBB submission, 11/2/2013. |
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1811.7 Cause of Death: "Surfeit of Playing Ball""
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