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A Mournful poem on the death of John Ormsby and Matthew Cushing : who were appointed to be executed on Boston Neck, the 17th of October, 1734.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Gale (Firm)
Other Authors: Fleet, Thomas, 1685-1758 (Printer)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Boston] : Sold at the Heart and Crown in Boston [by Thomas Fleet], [1734]
Subjects:
Cushing, Matthew, > 1712-1734.
Ormsby, John, > -1734.
Burglary > Massachusetts > Boston.
Murder > Massachusetts > Boston.
Crime > Massachusetts > Boston.
Executions and executioners > Massachusetts > Boston.
Electronic books.
Single sheet verse.
Broadsides.
Poems > 1734.
Epitaphs.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Item Description:Verse of seventy lines; first line: You sinners all, both young and old. Followed by epitaphs on John Ormesby and Matthew Cushing.
Thomas Fleet (1685-1758) printed at the Heart and Crown from 1731 to 1758.
Text in two columns; woodcut of a hanging (Reilly 1179) beneath title.
Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 sheet) : illustrations (relief cut) ;
Place of Publication:United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston.