Lines on the death of Ebenezer Ball : who was executed at Castine, October 31, 1811, for the murder of John Tileston Downs.

Author/creator Fisher, Jonathan
Other author Fisher, Jonathan, 1768-1847 engraver.
Format Electronic
Publication Info[Buckstown, Me.] : Printed, and for sale by A.H. Holland, Buckstown, [1811]
Description1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (relief cut) ; 47 x 28 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 23230. ^A575643
General noteVerse of 140 lines; first line: The day is come, the solemn hour draws near.
General noteRelief cut of hanging signed "J. Fisher." Verse is attributed to Fisher as well.
General noteAnother edition, a copy of which is held by the Maine State Library, includes a biographical sketch of Ebenezer Ball, but lacks imprint.
General noteDated: Bluehill, Nov. 1811.
General noteText in two columns; printed area measures 43.8 x 20.9 cm.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 23230
References Noyes, R.W. Maine, 546
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 23230).
Genre/formBroadsides.
Genre/formPoems 1811.

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