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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cushing, Matthew, 1712-1734.
- Cushing, Matthew.
- Ormsby, John, d. 1734.
- Ormsby, John.
- Burglary--Massachusetts--Boston.
- Burglary.
- Murder--Massachusetts--Boston.
- Murder.
- Crime--Massachusetts--Boston.
- Crime.
- Executions and executioners--Massachusetts--Boston.
- Executions and executioners.
- Genre:
- Single sheet verse.
- Broadsides.
- Poems -- 1734.
- Epitaphs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 sheet ) ill. (relief cut) ;
- Other Title:
- Mournful poem on the death of John Ormsby and Matthew Cushing,
- Place of Publication:
- [Boston] : Sold at the Heart and Crown in Boston [by Thomas Fleet, 1734]
- Notes:
- 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.
- Cited in:
- Bristol, B935
- Shipton & Mooney, 40054
- Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 653
- Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 648
- English Short Title Catalog, W26284.
- OCLC:
- 511140820
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