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Broadside: An account of the execution of Margaret Harvey, a young woman of only 18 years of age, who was executed at the New Drop, London, on Monday the 8th of January, 1821, for the murder of her male bastard child...
Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection
Broadside: An account of the execution of Margaret Harvey, a young woman of only 18 years of age, who was executed at the New Drop, London, on Monday the 8th of January, 1821, for the murder of her male bastard child...
| Title |
Broadside: An account of the execution of Margaret Harvey, a young woman of only 18 years of age, who was executed at the New Drop, London, on Monday the 8th of January, 1821, for the murder of her male bastard child... |
| Author/Photographer |
Harvey, Margaret |
| Date |
1821 |
| Time Period |
19th century |
| Description |
Broadside regarding the execution of Margaret Harvey. Includes lines of poetry written by Harvey, according to the broadside. Full title: An account of the execution of Margaret Harvey, a young woman of only 18 years of age, who was executed at the New Drop, London, on Monday the 8th of January, 1821, for the murder of her male bastard child, by cutting its throat, and concealing it in her bed-room, and afterwards throwing its mangled body upon the fire, which was nearly burnt to ashes when discovered by her fellow-servant; together with a copy of an affecting letter, written to her mother the evening before her execution! |
| General Subject Area |
Crime |
| Extent |
1 broadside (16.5 x 6.5 inches) |
| Institution |
Kent State University |
| Repository |
Special Collections and Archives |
| Finding aid title | Finding Aid for the British Criminal Broadsides collection |
| Access Rights |
This digital object is owned by Kent State University and may be protected by U.S. Copyright law (Title 17, USC). Please include proper citation and credit for use of this item. Use in publications or productions is prohibited without written permission from Kent State University. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives for more information. |
| Duplication Policy |
http://www.library.kent.edu/special-collections-and-archives/duplication-policy |
| DPLA Rights Statement |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Format of Original |
document |
| Subject |
Capital Punishment Crimes Against Children Murder, General |
| Provenance |
British Criminal Broadsides collection |
| Genre/Format |
broadsides poetry street ballads |
| Geographical Location |
United Kingdom. England |
