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Broadside: A full, true, and particular account of the life, trial, confession, and execution of Eliza Joyce, aged 31, late of Boston, who was executed on the Drop at Lincoln on Friday, August 2nd, 1844, for poisoning her two children, Emma and Ann Joyce

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Broadside: A full, true, and particular account of the life, trial, confession, and execution of Eliza Joyce, aged 31, late of Boston, who was executed on the Drop at Lincoln on Friday, August 2nd, 1844, for poisoning her two children, Emma and Ann Joyce

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Title Broadside: A full, true, and particular account of the life, trial, confession, and execution of Eliza Joyce, aged 31, late of Boston, who was executed on the Drop at Lincoln on Friday, August 2nd, 1844, for poisoning her two children, Emma and Ann Joyce
Publisher R.E. Leary, Printer, 19, Strait, Lincoln
Date 1844
Time Period 19th century
Description Broadside regarding the execution of Eliza Joyce for the murder of her children and step-child by poison. Includes ballad verses and a woodcut illustration of the execution.
General Subject Area Crime
Extent 1 broadside (15 x 9.75 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.
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Format of Original document
Subject Capital Punishment
Crimes Against Children
Murder, General
Poison
Provenance British Criminal Broadsides collection
Genre/Format broadsides
Geographical Location United Kingdom. England

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