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Broadside: The life, trial, confession and execution of Joseph Brooks for the murder of Mr. Davey, at Acton, in Middlesex

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Broadside: The life, trial, confession and execution of Joseph Brooks for the murder of Mr. Davey, at Acton, in Middlesex

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Title Broadside: The life, trial, confession and execution of Joseph Brooks for the murder of Mr. Davey, at Acton, in Middlesex
Publisher Powell, Printer, 89, Milton-Street
Date 1863-04-27
Time Period 19th century
Description Broadside describing the trial, confession, and execution of Joseph Brooks for the murder of William Davey. Includes a woodcut illustration of the execution and ballad verses.
General Subject Area Crime
Extent 1 broadside (19 x 14.75 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
Murder, General
Trials
Provenance British Criminal Broadsides collection
Genre/Format broadsides
poetry
street ballads
Geographical Location United Kingdom. England

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