Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection

Broadside: A true copy of the paper, which Mrs. Catherine Hayes deliver'd to a particular friend, on Sunday last, the 8th day of May, which was the day before her execution

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Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection

Broadside: A true copy of the paper, which Mrs. Catherine Hayes deliver'd to a particular friend, on Sunday last, the 8th day of May, which was the day before her execution

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Title Broadside: A true copy of the paper, which Mrs. Catherine Hayes deliver'd to a particular friend, on Sunday last, the 8th day of May, which was the day before her execution
Publisher London: Printed by T. Read, behind the Sun-Tavern in Fleet-Street
Date 1726
Time Period 18th century
Description Broadside claiming to contain a letter written by Catherine Hayes to a friend on the day before her execution. Hayes was convicted of murdering her husband, John Hayes, who she stated was abusive.
General Subject Area Crime
Extent 1 broadside (13 x 7.5 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
Women in Crime
Provenance British Criminal Broadsides collection
Genre/Format broadsides
Geographical Location United Kingdom. England

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