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The last words, and dying speech of Elisha Thomas, who was executed at Dover, on the 3d of June, 1788,--for the murder of Captain Peter Drowne.
1788
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Metadata
- Publisher
- Portsmouth, N.H. : [s.n.], 1788.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Thomas, Elisha, 1746?-1788—Death and burial—In art
- Drowne, Peter, d. 1788—Death and burial—In art
- Public executions—New Hampshire—Dover—History—18th century—In art
- Hangings—New Hampshire—Dover—History—18th century—In art
- Broadsides—United States—18th century—Specimens
- Murderers—New Hampshire—New Durham—18th century—In art
- Executions and executioners—New Hampshire—18th century—Dover—In art
- United States—History—18th century—In art
- New Hampshire—History—18th century—In art
- Broadsides—New Hampshire—Portsmouth—1788
- Printed ephemera—United States—18th century—Specimens
- Ephemera—18th century
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The last words, and dying speech of Elisha Thomas, who was executed at Dover, on the 3d of June, 1788,--for the murder of Captain Peter Drowne.
- Call Number
- C South 08/Drawer 07/GC179/Half Folio GA 2012.02793
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc1257b672n
- Publisher
- Portsmouth, N.H. : [s.n.], 1788.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1788
- Extent
- 1 item ; print 44 x 37 cm. sheet 49 x 37 cm.
- References
- ESTC W34408
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Woodcuts, Letterpress printing
- Inscribed, verso: "Hannah Wentworth, her [illegible, perhaps Copy?] given to her by her Mother in the year 1807 in January.
- Item description: Broadside with woodcut illustration.
- Signed in plate, lower center: "Printed and sold at the office opposite the State-House, Portsmouth,".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Thomas, Elisha, 1746?-1788—Death and burial—In art
- Drowne, Peter, d. 1788—Death and burial—In art
- Public executions—New Hampshire—Dover—History—18th century—In art
- Hangings—New Hampshire—Dover—History—18th century—In art
- Broadsides—United States—18th century—Specimens
- Murderers—New Hampshire—New Durham—18th century—In art
- Executions and executioners—New Hampshire—18th century—Dover—In art
- United States—History—18th century—In art
- New Hampshire—History—18th century—In art
- Broadsides—New Hampshire—Portsmouth—1788
- Printed ephemera—United States—18th century—Specimens
- Ephemera—18th century
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/7ee45222-d4ce-43ae-83bd-1a2bfcbbb024/manifest