Confession of Edward Donnelly, who was lately executed at Carlisle, State of Pennsylvania, for the murder of his wife

Poetry and prose. Within mourning border, printed in three columns. At head of text at left of title woodcut of hanging. Prose account of Donnelly's murder of his wife, type-signed: Edward Donnelly, followed by poem in nine four-line stanzas. At end of text: March, 1808.

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Original record: Confession of Edward Donnelly, who was lately executed at Carlisle, State of Pennsylvania, for the murder of his wife
Collection: Alcohol, Temperance & Prohibition
Date(s): 1775 – 1808
1807
1808
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Donnelly, Edward, 1775-1808 (creator)
Subject(s): 19Th Century
Broadsides
Crimes against
Donnelly, Catharine Bandon
Donnelly, Edward
Engravings
Executions
Murder
Poetry
Temperance
Women
Wood
engraving, American
Type: text

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