COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL15100529
Reference Number:
R221655
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Life, Trial, Behaviour and Awful Execution of Miss M.A.Wilson
Parent Work Title:
Life, trial, behaviour and awful execution of Miss M.A.Wilson, 21, who was executed at Lancaster on Monday morning last, for the murder and robbery of Mrs Smith, her aged mistress.
Creator:
Bontoft, William, active 1828-1841
Creator Role:
Printer
Date Created:
1833
Publication Details:
Boston: William Bontoft, High Street.
Description:
An account of the murder of an elderly lady, Mrs. Smith, living in Bold Street, Liverpool, by John Butler and Smith's servant girl, Mary Ann Wilson, early in 1833. Butler was hanged for the crime on 27th March, 1833, but since Wilson was found to be pregnant, her execution was postponed until after she had given birth in August. Includes the text of Wilson's final letter, addressed to her parents, asking their protection for her new born child. Sheet cropped on all sides; attached to the paste-down of a board detached from an earlier book binding (blind-rolled and tooled panel design on sheepskin[?]).
Keyword:
Murders; Women Murderers; Liverpool; Execution.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
Murderers--England--19th century
Subject:
Women murderers--England--19th century
Subject:
Public executions--England--19th century
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Broadsides
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Merseyside: Liverpool
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2015-10-13
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2015-10
Life, Trial, Behaviour and Awful Execution of Miss M.A.Wilson
