God's revenge against adultery, awfully exemplified in the following cases of American crim. con. ... / by Mason L. Weems.
| Author/creator |
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825 |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed for the author, 1816. |
| Description | 48 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | (from t.p.) I. The accomplished Dr. Theodore Wilson, (Delaware), who for seducing Mrs. Nancy Wiley, had his brains blown out by her husband -- II. The elegant James O'Neale, Esq. (North Carolina), who for seducing the beautiful Matilda L'Estrange, was killed by her brother. |
| Local note | Joyner NC Rare copy 30372017222511 imperfect: lacking pages 23-24 and the leaf of plates. |
| With note | Joyner NC Rare copy 30372017222511 bound with: Hymen's recruiting sergeant: or The new matrimonial tat-too, for the old bachelors -- God's revenge against murder; or The drown'd wife -- God's revenge against gambling --The drunkard's looking-glass / by M.L. Weems. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 39767. |
| References | Cohen, M. L. Bib. early Amer. law 13705. |
| References | Sabin, 102470. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner NC Rare copy 30372015646174 Purchased from Steve Finer Rare Books, 2/10/2012 |
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| Joyner | NC Rare | HQ806 .W44 1816 | ✔ Available | Request Material |
Items Bound With This Item
Hymen's recruiting sergeant: or The new matrimonial tat-too, for the old bachelors. : [Four lines of verse] With some elegant songs. Adorned with a handsome frontispiece. : [Four lines from Freneau]God's revenge against murder; or The drown'd wife. : A tragedy, as lately performed, with unbounded applause, (of the Devil and his court) by Ned Findley, Esquire, one of the grand company of tragedians in the service of the Black Prince, who was so highly gratified with Ned's performance, that he instantly provided him rooms in one of his own palaces; created him a knight of the most ignoble order of the halter, clapped bracelets on his wrists, and an ornament round his neck; and in a few days promoted him to the ridge pole of the gallows, at Edgefield Court-House, South Carolina
God's revenge against gambling. : Exemplified in the miserable lives and untimely deaths of a number of persons of both sexes, who had sacrificed their health, wealth, and honor at gaming tables. : With curious anecdotes of the following unfortunate gamblers:-- I. Miss Fanny Braddock, sister of General Braddock, who, from gambling, hung herself. II. Drisden Harwood, Esq. Maryland, who, from gambling, drowned himself. III. Jack Gilmore, Esq. Virginia, who, from gambling, shot himself. IV. T. Alston, Esq. (N.C.) who, from gambling, was shot by Capt. Johnson. V. Maria Antoinette, Queen of France, who, for gambling, was brought to the guillotine. VI. Other awful cases of young gamblers, and their untimely ends. : [Eight lines of verse]
The drunkard's looking-glass: : reflecting a faithful likeness of the drunkard, in sundry very interesting attitudes: : with lively representations of the many strange capers which he cuts at different states of his disease; as first, when he has only "a drop in his eye;" second, when he is "half shaved;" third, when he is getting "a little on the staggers or so;" and fourth and fifth, and so on, till he is "quite capsized;" "snug under the table with the dogs," and can "stick to the floor without holding on."