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An Address to the inhabitants of Boston, (particulary [sic] to the thoughtless youth:):
occasioned by the execution of Levi Ames, who so early in life, as not 22 years of age, must quit the stage of action in this awful manner. He was tried for burglary on the 7th of September, and after a fair and impartial examination of facts, the jury went out but soon return'd, who upon their oaths pronounc'd him guilty
Description:
Verse in thirty stanzas; first line: The day's far spent, the night comes on apace.
Levi Ames was hanged for the crime of burglary at …
Year:
1773
Contributor:
Russell, Ezekiel, 1743-1796 (printer)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Ames, Levi > 1752-1773
Executions and executioners > Massachusetts > Boston
Crime > Massachusetts
Burglary > Massachusetts
Wood-engraving, American > 18th century
United States > Massachusetts > Boston
Local ID:
HB36000
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
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Captain James:
who was hung & gibbeted in England, for starving do death his cabin-boy
Description:
Poem of 23 four-line stanzas printed in two columns divided by single rule. Imprint information at end of second column beneath dotted line.
Cuts of …
Year:
1805
Contributor:
Gilman, John, 1777-1851 (printer)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Peevee, Richard > Poetry
Murder > Atlantic Ocean > Poetry
Naval offenses > Poetry
Torture > Poetry
Executions and executioners > Great Britain > Poetry
Death in poetry
Wood-engraving, American > 19th century
Local ID:
HB26115 MA
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
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Captain James
Description:
Poem of 21 four-line stanzas printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments.
At end of second column below rule: Printed and sold …
Year:
1825
Contributor:
Brown, Christian, 1780?-1840 (Printer)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Peevee, Richard > Poetry
Murder > Atlantic Ocean > Poetry
Naval offenses > Poetry
Tortur > Poetry
Executions and executioners > Great Britain > Poetry
Wood-engraving, American > 19th century
Death in poetry
New York > Water-Street, 211, near Fulton
Local ID:
HB14280 MA
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
Full Record
Death of Major Andre
Description:
Printed in two columns; list of 39 songs in colophon in five columns.
At head of title wood-engraving of scaffold with victim, priest and soldier. …
Year:
1824
Contributor:
Trumbull, Henry, 1781-1843 (printer)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
André, John > 1751-1780 > Poetry
Paulding, John > 1758-1818 > Poetry
Arnold, Benedict > 1741-1801 > Poetry
Executions and executioners > Poetry
Spies > Poetry
Wood-engraving, American > 19th century
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Poetry
United States > Rhode Island > Providence
Local ID:
HB796
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
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The dying address of the three Thayers, who were executed for the murder of John Love, at Buffalo, N.Y. June 17th, 1825
Description:
Poetry and prose.
Within border of type ornaments; in one and two columns.
Below title woodcut of gallows with three hanging figures.
Year:
1825
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Thayer, Nelson > 1798-1825 > Poetry
Thayer, Israel > 1801-1825 > Poetry
Thayer, Isaac > 1804-1825 > Poetry
Love, John > -1824 > Poetry
Wood-engraving, American > 19th century
Crime > New York (State) > Buffalo > Poetry
Repentance > Poetry
Admonitory verse
Death in poetry
Murder > Poetry
Executions and executioners > Poetry
Local ID:
HB22683 NY
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
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Solemn reflections, occasioned by the trial of John Dalton, and S. Tully: for piracy and murder: who have been found guilty, by the circuit court of the United States, and are now confined in the state's-prison, at Charlestown, under the awful sentence of death, and who will be executed on Thursday, December 10, 1812
Description:
Printed in three columns.
Woodcut of standing man in knee breeches below scroll inscribed Dalton at upper left; standing man in long trousers below scroll …
Year:
1812
Contributor:
Coverly, Nathaniel, 1775?-1824 (printer)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Dalton, John > d. 1812
Tully, S. > d. 1812
Crime > Poetry
Murder > Poetry
Death in poetry
Religious poetry
Wood-engraving, American > 19th century
Executions and executioners > Massachusetts
Boston (Mass.) > Theater-Alley, corner of
Broadsides > Massachusetts > 1812
Local ID:
1-SIZE HB12623 MA
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Olio
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Verses, written on the trial, confession, execution, and dying words of Moses Lion:
who was hung at Johnstown, Dec. 18th, 1829, for the murder of widdow [i.e. widow] Sally Yarrington, Nov. 10th
Description:
Printed in three columns.
At left of title cut of hanging man; at right of title cut of two coffins, of which the smaller is …
Year:
1829
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Lion, Moses > d. 1829 > Poetry
Yarrington, Sally > d. 1829 > Poetry
Murder > Poetry
Executions and executioners > Poetry
Temperance > Poetry
Death in poetry
Coffins on broadsides
Wood-engraving, American > 19th century
Local ID:
HB29275
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
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