Here are items related to Henry Tufts that are contemporaneous to his lifetime, and outside of the context of his book. I provide images where possible but in many cases I cannot due to license agreements of online databases.

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	[Henry Tufts breaks out of jail in Exeter; a physical description of Henry Tufts] October 5, 1782. New Hampshire Gazette. TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. BROKE out of the Goal [sic] in Exeter, on the Night following the twenty second Day of September ultimo, Henry Tufts and John Smith Sanborn, the former about thirty Years of Age, five Feet ten Inches high, of a light Complection, wears his own Hair, is under conviction of Theft ; the latter about forty two Years of Age, six Feet high, of a light Complection, wears his own Hair, was committed on suspicion of Theft : Whoever shall take up, and return them to the said Goal, shall receive the above Reward, or ten Dollars for either of [text ends]JOHN PARKER Sheriff.	Many thanks to Mike Davis, Assistant Director of the Bridgton Historical Society, Maine, for finding and sharing this item.
	[Henry Tufts breaks out of jail in Dover; a physical description of Henry Tufts] September 14, 1793. Phoenix. Ten Dollars Reward ! BROKE out of gaol in Dover on the night of the 25th of August, the NOTED Henry Tufts, confined for his old offence, that is, teft, [sic] he is about six feet high, and forty years of age, wears his own hair, short and dark coloured, had on a long blue coat. —-Also, one Stephen Pierce, about five feet seven inches high, sandy complexion upwards of thirty years of age, had on a dark jacket and trousers, confined for an assault with an attempt to commit a RAPE: Whoever will take up the said prisoners and return them to said Gaol, shall receive the above reward, or five dollars for either.Theophilus Dame, Sheriff. Dover, August 26, 1793.	Many thanks to Mike Davis, Assistant Director of the Bridgton Historical Society, Maine, for finding and sharing this item.
	[Court record: Henry Tufts convicted of passing counterfeit money in Boston] [1794] [Council Pardon Files, 1686-1799: Film No. 947022 Image Group No. 7943003: Image 420/704.] Tufts &al Indicted The Jurors of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on their oath present, that Henry Tufts and William Venson, both of Marblehead, in the County of Essex, yeomen, being evilly disposed persons, not minding to obtain their livelihood by fair means and by honest industry, but craftily and wickedly intending the citizens of the same Commonwealth to wrong and deprive [?], at Boston aforesaid, in the County aforesaid, on the ninth day of January last past, wickedly, willingly, deceitfully and fraudulently, a certain piece of base metal, commonly called a counter, made in the imitation of coined money, did utter and pass in payment to one Amasa Williams for and as a good piece of gold coin in the room [?] of and for six shillings in money, and to induce the said Amasa Williams to receive the same as such, did falsely, fraudulently and deceitfully aver to him the said Williams, that the same was a piece of good genuine gold coin, legally made and issued by the United States of America, they the said Tufts and Venson then & there knowing the same to be a piece of base metal, by means of all which the said Williams was then and there cheated and defrauded by them the said Tufts and Venson against the peace and dignity of the said Commonwealth. And now the said Henry Tufts and William Venson are set to the bar, and have their Indictment read to them they severally say that thereof they are not guilty, and thereof for trial severally put [?] &c. Afterwards in the same term the said Henry Tufts prays the leave of Court to retract his plea aforesaid of not guilty, which is granted him, and he now says that thereof he is guilty: It is therefore considered by the Court here, that he be set in the pillory for the space of one hour; pay cost of prosecution, and stand committed until sentence be performed. And as to the said William Venson, a jury is impannelled and sworn to try the issue, viz. Robert Jenkins foreman, and fellows, namely Quincy Haxter [?], Saml. Armstrong, Ezra Whitney, Henry Hunter, William Deblois [?], Saml. Gardner, Seth Sprague, Jona. Loring, Edwd. Reynolds, James Allen, and James Price; who after hearing all matters and things concerning the same return their verdict, and upon their oath say, that the said William Venson is not guilty: It is therefore considered by the Court here, that he be discharged, and go thereof without day. Tufts &al Indicted The Jurors for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, upon their oath present that Henry Tufts and William Venson, both of Marblehead, in the County of Essex, yeomen, being an evilly disposed person, and not minding and intending to obtain their livelihod by fair means, and by honest industry, but craftily & subtilly intending the citizens of the said Commowealth to wrong & depraved, at Boston aforesaid in the County aforesaid, on the ninth day of January now last past, wickedly, willingly deceitfully and fraudulently, a certain piece of base metal, commonly called a counter, made in the imitation of coined money did utter and pass in payment to one Jaremiah Haver for and as a good piece of gold coin, of the value of six shillings, in the place of and for that sum in money, and to induce the said Jeremiah Haver to receive the same as such, did falsely, fraudulently and deceitfully aver to him the said Jeremiah that the same was a piece of good, genuine gold coin, legally made and issued by the United States of America, they the said Henry & William then and there well knowing the same to be a piece of base metal – by means of all which the said Jeremiah in manner aforesaid was wronged and defrauded by them the said Henry and William against the peace and dignity of the same Commonwealth. And now the said Henry Tufts and William Venson are set to the bar and have this Indictment read to them, they severally say that thereof they are not guilty, and thereof for trial severally put [?], &c. Afterwards in the same term the said Henry Tufts prays the leave of Court to retract his plea aforesaid of not guilty, which is granted him, and he now says that thereof he is Guilty: It is therefore Considered by the Court here, that the said Henry Tufts be set in the pillory for the space of one hour, and be publicly whipped on the naked back fifteen stripes; pay cost of prosecution and stand committed until sentence be performed. And as to the said William Venson, a Jury is impannelled and sworn to try the issue, vis. Charles Miller, foreman, and fellows, namely, William Marshall, Jona. Welsh, Thomas Clement, Silas Atkins, Barnabas Webb, James Price, Benjamin Dana, John Tuxbury, Elijah Whiton, Jacob Leavitt, and Quincy Haxter [?]; who after hearing all matters and things concerning the same, return their verdict, and upon their oath say, that the said William Venson is guilty: It is therefore considered by the Court here, that he be set in the pillory for the place of one hour; that he be publicly whipped on the naked back fifteen stripes, pay the cost of prosecution and stand committed until sentence be performed.	Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZF-79S1-2
	[Court record: Henry Tufts convicted and sentenced to death for burglary] [1794] [Council Pardon Files, 1686-1799: Film No. 947022 Image Group No. 7943003: Image 503/704.] Tufts Indicted The Jurors for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on their oath present that Henry Tufts of Marblehead in the County of Essex, yeoman at Danvers in the said County of Essex with force and arms on the twenty fourth day of April now last past not having the fear of GOD before [?] his eyes but being moved and seduced by the instigation [?] of the devil the dwelling house of Daniel Jacobs situate in Danvers aforesaid, in the County aforesaid in the night time of / of the said twenty fourth day of April feloniously and burglariously did break and enter with an intent to steal and seven silver spoons of the value of eighteen shillings one iron spoon of the value of one shilling, one washed beer glass of the value of two shillings; one beaver hat of the value of twelve shillings one walking staff of the value of five shillings two pair of leather slippers of the value of eight shillings and one pair of shoes of the value of six shillings of the goods & Chattels of the said Daniel Jacobs there found then & there feloniously did steal take & Carry away against the peace and dignity [?] of the said Commonwealth and the law in such case made and provided. And now in the present term before the Court here comes the said Henry Tufts under the Custody of the Sheriff of the County of Essex and being set to the bar [?] here in his proper [?] person and forthwith being demanded of and concerning the premises [?] in the Indictment above preceded [?] and charged upon him how he will acquit himself thereof he says that thereof he is not guilty and thereof for their [?] puts himself upon GOD & the Country Nathan Dane & Samuel Sewall Esqs. having been assigned by the Court as Counsel for the prisoner. A jury is immediately impannelled Viz. John Huss foreman and fellows namely, Aaron Smith, Joseph Osgood, Richard Woodman [?], Benjamin Towne, Jacob Treadwell, John Thurston, Aaron Nelson, Enoch Hoyt, Ebenezer Farrington [?] Jun., Jonathan Kimball & David Wood, who being sworn to speak the truth of and concerning the premises in the said Indictment, upon their oath say, that the said Henry Tufts is guilty. And now a motion is made by the Atty. General in behalf of the Commonwealth that sentence of death may be passed against the said Henry Tufts the prisoner at the bar, whereupon it is demanded of him the said Henry Tufts if he has or knows [?] ought to say, wherefore the Justices here aught [?] not upon the premises and verdict aforeseaid to proceed to pass judment against him who nothing further [?] says unless as he before had said: It is therefore considered by the court here, that the said Henry Tufts be taken to the gaol from whence he came, and from thence to the place of execution and there be hanged by the neck until he be dead!	Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZF-79S3-M
Pearson [1930]	[Henry Tufts sentenced to death] June 24, 1794. Salem: The Salem Gazette. At the Supreme Judicial Court, held at Ipswich, last week, HENRY TUFTS, late a resident at Marblehead, convicted of burglary on the house of Mr. Daniel Jacobs, in Danvers, received sentence of Death. Two men were also convicted of passing counterfeit dollars, and received sentence. — They were from Kennebeck.	Image from Pearson (1930). This was the only news article Pearson was able to locate.
	[Henry Tufts’ death warrant, signed by Samuel Adams] June 27, 1794 Said Henry Tufts to be done and performed in all things, according to the form and effect of the said Judgement; for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant:  Hereof fail not at your peril, and make return of this Writ with your doings herein into our Secretary’s Office within Thirty Days: In Testimony whereof, we have caused our great Seal to be hereunto affixed. Witness Samuel Adams Esr. our Governor and Comander in Chief at Boston this twenty seventh day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-four, and in the Eighteenth year of the Independence of the United States of America. Samuel Adams By His Excellency’s Command, with the advice and consent of the Council. John Avery Junr. Secry.	Included in Pearson [1930]
	[Henry Tufts sentenced to death] Thursday, July 3, 1794. Boston: American Apollo, Vol. III, Iss. 40, Page 3 At the supreme judicial court lately held at Ipswich, Henry Tufts, late a resident of Marblehead, convicted of burglary on the house of Daniel Jacobs, in Danvers, received sentence of death. We hear that the execution of the above criminal, is ordered for Thursday the 14th of august. The above culprit received the discipline of the whip, and sat on the gallows in this town for passing counterfeit half and quarter guineas, about four or five months ago.	Interestingly, just as Edmund Pearson found that Henry Tufts lied about the reason for this run-in with the law, he also declines to mention the whipping and his time on display for counterfeiting mentioned here.
	[Henry Tufts petitions Governor Adams for clemency][Undated][1794] To the most oneribel gouerner of Boston this comes from a pore condamd man and i am not the contriver of the Burglay for John Simson went him self and did the Crime he bored my shoos and said he wanted to goe a litle way and he wold bee back next morning and soo he did come to me in marblehead and said he have got som things as good to you as the money and you must sall me your cote and thes things is as god as money to you and i sold him one cote and too pare of Stockings as Shore as i am alive this is true and the Sheriff [?] that i sent after my evidence was my Inimy and said he wold doe me hurt if he cold unles i Bege the power [?] your oner So doe all you can for me now and the Counsler to do for me pray do for me if you wold as god you never wold consent for me to die i am por and distut [destitute] of friends and nobody but god for me to help me now as [I am?] in the hands of god I hop that god will sufer me to live a litle longer to repent of my sins and transgrasons that i have comit in the Body may god in liten your oners of my afairs now at this time and let me live a little longer for repentence.HENRY TUFTS.	Image from Pearson [1930]. Transcription by Pearson.
	[Henry Tufts’ execution commuted] Monday, September 29, 1794. Hanover: Eagle,  Vol. II, Iss. XI, Page 3 We have it from authority, that his Excellency the Governor, by the advice of Council, has committed the punishment of Henry Tufts, who was to have been executed at Ipswich, for Burglary, on the 25th of September current, to hard labor on Castle-Island, during his natural life.
	[Henry Tufts’ mail unretrieved at post office during his imprisonment] Tuesday, October 13, 1795. Stockbridge: Western Star, Vol. VI, Iss. 47, Page 4 List of LETTERS remaining in the Post-Office at STOCKBRIDGE, Sept. 28, 1795.…HENRY TUFTS, Lee.…L. ANDREWS, Postmaster.	This article was printed repeatedly in numerous papers of the time. Of course, he was at Castle Island at the time, so it is unsurprising he was not picking up his mail.
	[Henry Tufts escapes from Salem jail] Tuesday, November 20, 1798. Salem: Salem Gazette, Vol. XII, Iss. 761, Page 4 Broke Jail, in Salem, ON the night of the 10th Inst. the following persons, being Convicts from Castle Island, viz HENRY TUFTS, 5 feet 10 inches high, 53 years old, and of a light complexion; JAMES HALLYWELL, 5 feet 6 inches, 25 years old, marked B on each cheek; MILES RILEY, 5 feet 8 inches, 25 years old, light complexion, and squint-eyed ; WILLIAM BROWN, 5 feet 9 inches, 35 years old, dark complexion.A reward of Five Dollars will be paid, for each of any of the above named criminals, whom any person may secure in either of the jails in this Commonwealth.JOSEPH TURELL, Jailor.Salem, Nov. 13, ’98.	I have already written in depth on this article. Suffice to say, it is the best confirmation I have seen of anything mentioned in the Narrative. A search for news on Henry Tufts’ escaped comrades (none of whom are mentioned by name, nor acknowledged to have escaped in the Narrative) yielded very little, save for a news item on the original conviction of Miles Riley: “Miles Riley, convicted of theft, to be whipped 20 stripes, pay 680 dollars, which if not paid within 30 days to be sold for the term of 6 years, and if he is not sold within 30 days, to be confined on the Castle 3 years pay costs &c.” [Philadelphia: Claypoole’s American Daily Advertiser, 5389, page 4 (July 16, 1796)]. Apparently, Riley was sent to the Castle. Perhaps, like Henry Tufts, he and the other convicts remained permanently at large.
	[Henry Tufts, famous criminal, mentioned in a letter to the editor] Thursday, August 20, 1801. Concord: Courier of New Hampshire, Vol. XII, Iss. 30, Page 3 MR. HOUGH, We have seen, in your late papers, a list of persons turned out of office, and were led to conclude, from what President Jefferson has said, that they were guilty of some of his excommunicating charges—Many people supposed, that you published the “Callendar” as a warning to deter others from the paths of iniquity—and were expecting “a pair of verses” upon them, if not their “precious confession”—but finding your own name among them, were in astonishment at the folly of exposing yourself. Some declare, that you are all such hardened wretches, that so far from feeling remorse, you glory in the avowal of your disgrace. We have been told that “a new order of things” was about to take place–and who can doubt it, when they see Criminals thus publishing to the world their own condemnation ? “Dear me!” said my grand-mother the other day after reading your paper, ” it was not so when I was young: then, the guilty hid themselves, and the friends of those who were “found out” hush’d the matter up as soon as possible,”—Pray, Sir, have you a like instance among any of “your ‘Fraternity’?” Surely Botany-Bay cannot produce it; nor did your aristocratic brother George Barrington, the pick-pocket; nor your democratic brother Henry Tufts, the thief, ever had the impudence to “tell of themselves.” But—there is a “new order of things.” Philosophers will affirm, that their investigations prove that this is not “the Iron Age;” Moralists will deny that this is “the Golden Age;” but who will now hesitate to pronounce this “the Age of Brass.”	Hough, editor of the Courier of New Hampshire, had, in the previous issue of the paper, published his own name in a list of persons turned out of office. The writer here chides him for it, ironically comparing his action to the absurd proposition of a criminal like Henry Tufts “tell[ing] of [him]sel[f].” It was 1801, and Henry Tufts was apparently notorious, but the book wouldn’t appear for another six years.
	[Henry Tufts’ book published] Saturday, October 10, 1807. Dover: Sun Vol. 13, Iss. 4, Page 2 JUST published, and for sale at this Office a narrative of the life, adventures, travels and sufferings of the noted HENRY TUFTS; now residing at Lemington in the district of Maine.	October 10, 1807 is probably about as close as we can get to an actual precise publication date for the Narrative, as this item comes directly from Samuel Bragg (publisher of both the paper Sun and the Narrative). The preface to the book also states May, 1807, which puts a date on at least part of the composition.
	[Henry Tufts’ receipt for doctoring]Limington, 22 Dec 1817 Rec’d of the selectmen of said town in order on [?] the town treasurer for the sum of twenty-five dollars – which when paid is in full of all charges against the family of Benja [?] Nason, Secured, agreeable to a vote [?] of said town, for medicine and attendance on them in their late sickness – henry Tufts	Published in Tufts Kinsmen Association. (1976). Yes, he was the very worst! Tufts Kinsmen, II(3), 37-40. Thanks to Thomas Tufts for sharing the image.
	[Henry Tufts mentioned as a convict whose death sentence was commuted] Tuesday, March 6, 1821. Newburyport: Newburyport Herald, Vol. XXIV, Iss. 97, Page 1 Since our revolution (says the Preface to Clark’s Trial) there have been but three public executions in our county. In each of these cases the crime was murder. The individuals executed were Isaac Coombs, an Indian, for the murder of his wife—Henry Blackburn, an Englishman, for the murder of a sailor,—and a black, by the name of Pomp, for the murder of his master.—Henry Tufts was convicted of burglary, and sentenced to suffer capitally, but his punishment was commuted to imprisonment for life at castle William, in Boston harbor, from which he afterwards escaped.	I don’t know if this article is using the Narrative as a source or not, but I still find it remarkable that during his own lifetime, people were this familiar with the story of a man who had escaped from prison and got away with it.
	[Henry Tufts dies]Tuesday, February 22, 1831. Portland: Eastern Argus, Vol. XXVII, Iss. 1462, Page 3 DEATHS.…In Limerick Dr Henry Tufts, aged 86.	This is the only mention I have been able to find of Henry Tufts’ death. The location of his burial is unknown, and the notice seems to have only been printed in this particular paper. However, since Henry Tufts himself puts his birth in 1748, he should have been aged 83 at this time (or rather, 82 since his birthday was coming in June.) However, the item Broke Jail, in Salem, above, also lists Henry Tufts as being 53 years old in 1798, when, according to Tufts, he would have only been 50. Since the death notice and thereport of his escape are in agreement about his age (always three years older than he reports), it’s possible that Henry Tufts was actually born in 1745. Though his birth year as listed in the book could be a deliberate lie, I think it is far more likely that the typesetter made an error with his 5’s and 8’s. Also of note is his being awarded the prefix “Dr.,” which affirms that he was able to create a name for himself as a physician once his criminal career was over.