A Poem, occasioned by the most shocking and cruel murder that ever was represented on the stage; or the most deliberate murder that ever was perpetrated in human life : [One line of quotation].
| Format: | eBook |
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| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 44246. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | Verse in eight numbered stanzas; first line: A bloody scene I'll now relate. Followed by an account from the Connecticut courant of Dec. 17, 1782, of the murder by William Beadle of his wife, children, and himself. Beadle's deistical opinions are given as the underlying cause of the tragedy. Ezekiel Russell printed at the Boston address given in the imprint at this time. Incorrectly ascribed to the Hartford press of Bavil Webster by Bristol. Text of the poem in two columns within mourning borders; text of the news account in three columns within mourning borders. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (relief cut) Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |