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Trial & sentence of R. Coates for the murder of Alice Boughen, the soldier's daughter, at Purfleet

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Title
Trial & sentence of R. Coates for the murder of Alice Boughen, the soldier's daughter, at Purfleet
Alternative Title
Trial and sentence of R. Coates for the murder of Alice Boughen
Date
1875  
Publication Place
London (England)
Printer
Disley, Henry  
Description
  • No other recorded copy of this work identified at time of cataloging.
  • Verse begins: "Scarce a day or two's now passing."
  • Text followed by 7 stanzas of verse in two columns, with ornamental border between columns.
  • Date of publication conjectured from date of Coates' execution: Mar. 29, 1875. Cf. Capital Punishment U.K. site via WWW, viewed September 9, 2008.
  • Caption title.
  • Likely published 1875.
  • Likely published circa London (England).
Extent
1 sheet ([1] p.)
Dimensions
26 x 20 cm
Language
English
Topical Subject
  • Trials (Murder)  
  • Murder  
  • Boughen, Alice  
  • Coates, Richard, d. 1875  
Geographic Subject
  • Chelmsford (England)  
  • London (England)  
  • England  
  • Great Britain  
Genre Subject
Poetry  
Associated Entities
Disley, Henry
Collection Title
Digital Rare Book Collection
Sub-Collection
Project Unica (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library)
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Bibliographic Identifier
99566308212205899
Collection
Digital Rare Book Collection
TitleTrial & sentence of R. Coates for the murder of Alice Boughen, the soldier's daughter, at Purfleet
Alternative TitleTrial and sentence of R. Coates for the murder of Alice Boughen
Date1875  
Publication PlaceLondon (England)
PrinterDisley, Henry  
Description
  • No other recorded copy of this work identified at time of cataloging.
  • Verse begins: "Scarce a day or two's now passing."
  • Text followed by 7 stanzas of verse in two columns, with ornamental border between columns.
  • Date of publication conjectured from date of Coates' execution: Mar. 29, 1875. Cf. Capital Punishment U.K. site via WWW, viewed September 9, 2008.
  • Caption title.
  • Likely published 1875.
  • Likely published circa London (England).
Extent1 sheet ([1] p.)
Dimensions26 x 20 cm
LanguageEnglish
Topical Subject
  • Trials (Murder)  
  • Murder  
  • Boughen, Alice  
  • Coates, Richard, d. 1875  
Geographic Subject
  • Chelmsford (England)  
  • London (England)  
  • England  
  • Great Britain  
Genre SubjectPoetry  
Associated EntitiesDisley, Henry
Collection TitleDigital Rare Book Collection
Sub-CollectionProject Unica (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library)
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Bibliographic Identifier99566308212205899
CollectionDigital Rare Book Collection

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