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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

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Title
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
  • Anne Merritt
  • Life trial sentence and last farewell to the world of Anne Merritt for the murder of James Merritt her husband, by poison
Date
1853  
Publication Place
London (England)
Printer
Hodges, E. (Elizabeth Mary Ann), fl. 1855-1861  
Description
  • Acquisition made accessible thanks to the generous support of the Frederick J. and Margret L. Worden Endowment.
  • No other recorded copy of this work identified at time of cataloging.
  • Printed in two columns, with an ornamental border between columns.
  • 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."
  • Verse begins: "Behold a wretched married woman,."
  • Anne Merritt not found on the Capital Punishment U.K. site via WWW, viewed September 10, 2008.
  • Caption title.
  • In verse.
  • "E. Hodges, printer, (from Pitt's), Wholesale Toy Warehouse, 31, Dudley Street, Seven Dials."
  • Likely published 1853.
  • Likely published in London (England).
Extent
1 sheet ([1] p.) : 1 ill.
Dimensions
26 x 19 cm
Language
English
Topical Subject
  • Executions and executioners  
  • Murder  
  • Merritt, James, 1815 or 6-1850  
  • Merritt, Anne  
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)
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
This item is in the public domain.
Repository
Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Type
Book  
Bibliographic Identifier
99566354712205899
Collection
Digital Rare Book Collection
TitleLife 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
  • Anne Merritt
  • Life trial sentence and last farewell to the world of Anne Merritt for the murder of James Merritt her husband, by poison
Date1853  
Publication PlaceLondon (England)
PrinterHodges, E. (Elizabeth Mary Ann), fl. 1855-1861  
Description
  • Acquisition made accessible thanks to the generous support of the Frederick J. and Margret L. Worden Endowment.
  • No other recorded copy of this work identified at time of cataloging.
  • Printed in two columns, with an ornamental border between columns.
  • 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."
  • Verse begins: "Behold a wretched married woman,."
  • Anne Merritt not found on the Capital Punishment U.K. site via WWW, viewed September 10, 2008.
  • Caption title.
  • In verse.
  • "E. Hodges, printer, (from Pitt's), Wholesale Toy Warehouse, 31, Dudley Street, Seven Dials."
  • Likely published 1853.
  • Likely published in London (England).
Extent1 sheet ([1] p.) : 1 ill.
Dimensions26 x 19 cm
LanguageEnglish
Topical Subject
  • Executions and executioners  
  • Murder  
  • Merritt, James, 1815 or 6-1850  
  • Merritt, Anne  
Geographic SubjectEngland  
Genre SubjectPoetry  
Associated EntitiesHodges, E. (Elizabeth Mary Ann), fl. 1855-1861
Collection TitleDigital Rare Book Collection
Sub-CollectionProject Unica (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library)
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionThis item is in the public domain.
RepositoryRare Book & Manuscript Library
TypeBook  
Bibliographic Identifier99566354712205899
CollectionDigital Rare Book Collection

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