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Life trial sentence and last farwell [sic] tu [sic] the worrld [sic] gf [sic] Anne Merritt for the murder of James Merritt her husband, by poison, on the 2kth [sic] Jan. 1853
Life trial sentence and last farwell [sic] tu [sic] the worrld [sic] gf [sic] Anne Merritt for the murder of James Merritt her husband, by poison, on the 2kth [sic] Jan. 1853
Alternative Title
Life trial sentence and last farewell to the world of Anne Merritt for the murder of James Merritt her husband, by poison
Anne Merritt not found on the Capital Punishment U.K. site via WWW, viewed September 10, 2008.
Verse begins: "Behold a wretched married woman,."
British Library holds another edition by same printer, with title "Life, trial, sentence, and last farewell to the world of Anne Merritt for the murder of James Merritt, her husband, by poison, on the 24th Jan. 1850."
Printed in two columns, with an ornamental border between columns.
No other recorded copy of this work identified at time of cataloging.
Acquisition made accessible thanks to the generous support of the Frederick J. and Margret L. Worden Endowment.
Extent
1 sheet ([1] p.) : 1 ill.
Dimensions
26 x 19 cm
Language
English
Topical Subject
Merritt, Anne
Merritt, James, 1815 or 6-1850
Murder
Executions and executioners
Geographic Subject
England
Genre Subject
Poetry
Associated Entities
Hodges, E. (Elizabeth Mary Ann), fl. 1855-1861
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
Life trial sentence and last farwell [sic] tu [sic] the worrld [sic] gf [sic] Anne Merritt for the murder of James Merritt her husband, by poison, on the 2kth [sic] Jan. 1853
Alternative Title
Life trial sentence and last farewell to the world of Anne Merritt for the murder of James Merritt her husband, by poison
Anne Merritt not found on the Capital Punishment U.K. site via WWW, viewed September 10, 2008.
Verse begins: "Behold a wretched married woman,."
British Library holds another edition by same printer, with title "Life, trial, sentence, and last farewell to the world of Anne Merritt for the murder of James Merritt, her husband, by poison, on the 24th Jan. 1850."
Printed in two columns, with an ornamental border between columns.
No other recorded copy of this work identified at time of cataloging.
Acquisition made accessible thanks to the generous support of the Frederick J. and Margret L. Worden Endowment.
Extent
1 sheet ([1] p.) : 1 ill.
Dimensions
26 x 19 cm
Language
English
Topical Subject
Merritt, Anne
Merritt, James, 1815 or 6-1850
Murder
Executions and executioners
Geographic Subject
England
Genre Subject
Poetry
Associated Entities
Hodges, E. (Elizabeth Mary Ann), fl. 1855-1861
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
