Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection

Broadside: The life, trial, and execution of Mary White, aged 19, who was executed at Exeter, on Saturday last, for the murder of her master and mistress; giving an account of her innocence being proved, and the real murderer discovered

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Broadside: The life, trial, and execution of Mary White, aged 19, who was executed at Exeter, on Saturday last, for the murder of her master and mistress; giving an account of her innocence being proved, and the real murderer discovered

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Title Broadside: The life, trial, and execution of Mary White, aged 19, who was executed at Exeter, on Saturday last, for the murder of her master and mistress; giving an account of her innocence being proved, and the real murderer discovered
Publisher J. Catnach, Printer, 2, Monmouth-court, 7 Dials
Time Period 19th century
Description Undated broadside regarding the execution of Mary White, who was convicted of murder and executed, but later proved innocent. Includes ballad verses and a woodcut illustration of a woman praying on the gallows.
General Subject Area Crime
Extent 1 broadside (15.25 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
Exoneration
Murder, General
Women in Crime
Provenance British Criminal Broadsides collection
Genre/Format broadsides
poetry
street ballads
Geographical Location United Kingdom. England

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