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Broadside: A full and particular account of the reasons for the alteration of the sentence of Mary Wright, who was condemned for the murder of her husband & father and left for execution...
Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection
Broadside: A full and particular account of the reasons for the alteration of the sentence of Mary Wright, who was condemned for the murder of her husband & father and left for execution...
| Title |
Broadside: A full and particular account of the reasons for the alteration of the sentence of Mary Wright, who was condemned for the murder of her husband & father and left for execution... |
| Publisher |
Walker, Printer, St. Lawrence, Norwich |
| Time Period |
19th century |
| Description |
Full title: A full and particular account of the reasons for the alteration of the sentence of Mary Wright, who was condemned for the murder of her husband & father and left for execution; but on account of the proofs of insanity that she have exhibited before the physicians who were sent down from London to examine her, her case was represented to the Secretary of State, & the sentence of death have been commuted to transportation for life! Also an account of her behaviour on being removed from Norwich Castle in order to join some other female convicts who are destined to be transported at the same time! |
| General Subject Area |
Crime |
| Extent |
1 broadside (10.5 x 7.5 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 Murder, General Women in Crime |
| Provenance |
British Criminal Broadsides collection |
| Genre/Format |
broadsides |
| Geographical Location |
United Kingdom. England |
