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Broadside: The Suffolk Tragedy! The trial, confession and execution of John and Eliza Smith, for the murder of their daughter

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Broadside: The Suffolk Tragedy! The trial, confession and execution of John and Eliza Smith, for the murder of their daughter

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Title Broadside: The Suffolk Tragedy! The trial, confession and execution of John and Eliza Smith, for the murder of their daughter
Publisher Smeeton, Printer, 74, Tooley Street
Time Period 19th century
circa 1812
Description Undated broadside regarding the trial, confession and execution of John and Eliza Smith, for the murder of their daughter. Includes a woodcut illustration of the crime, captioned, "Mary Ann Smith, hung up by her cruel father and mother, to a beam in a shed, in the depth of winter, and there barbarously beat and starved to death!" Also includes ballad verses.
General Subject Area Crime
Extent 1 broadside (15 x 10 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 Crimes Against Children
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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