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Broadside: The sorrowful lamentation of Rachel Edwards, and her servant maid, who are committed to Monmouth Gaol for poisoning her husband, in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, on Saturday, June 20th, 1822

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Broadside: The sorrowful lamentation of Rachel Edwards, and her servant maid, who are committed to Monmouth Gaol for poisoning her husband, in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, on Saturday, June 20th, 1822

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Title Broadside: The sorrowful lamentation of Rachel Edwards, and her servant maid, who are committed to Monmouth Gaol for poisoning her husband, in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, on Saturday, June 20th, 1822
Author/Photographer Busnel, Sarah
Date 1822
Time Period 19th century
Description Broadside street ballad regarding a murder committed by Rachel Edwards and her maid Mary Sandbrook, who she enlisted to help her murder her husband, using poison.
General Subject Area Crime
Extent 1 broadside (14.5 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.
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Format of Original document
Subject Capital Punishment
Intimate Partner Violence
Murder, General
Poison
Provenance British Criminal Broadsides collection
Genre/Format broadsides
poetry
street ballads
Geographical Location United Kingdom. England
United Kingdom. Wales

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