A Poem occasioned by the untimely death of Hugh Henderson, alias John Hamilton : who was hangd [sic] at Worcester for house-breaking. Nov. 24. 1737. : [Two lines from Sir J. Denham].
| Other author | Parkman, Ebenezer, 1703-1782. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boston : Printed and sold [by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green] at the printing house in Queen Street over against the prison, 1737] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (relief cut) ; 33 x 42 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 4144. ^A478749 |
| General note | Verse of 139 lines; first line: How fatal is the sinner's path |
| General note | Followed by: The confession and dying warning of Hugh Henderson, who was executed at Worcester, in the county of Worcester, Nov. 26 [i.e., 24]. 1737. Signed: Hugh Henderson. Sign'd with his mark. A true copy examin'd, per Ebr. Parkman. |
| General note | Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green operated the printing house in Queen Street, Boston, in 1737. |
| General note | Text in four columns; printed area measures 31.6 x 37.4 cm. First two columns, on left half of sheet, include the poem with relief cut of a hanging (Reilly 1175) at right of title. Third and fourth columns, on right half of sheet, contain Henderson's confession and imprint at foot. Two halves of sheet possibly intended to be separated. |
| References | Evans 4144 |
| References | Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 679 |
| References | Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 201 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 4144). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Genre/form | Poems 1737. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |