Murder of Joseph White: The following lines were written on the death of Mr. Joseph White, of Salem, who was found murdered in his bed on the morning of the 7th April, 1830, aged 82

Poetry in ten stanzas. To be sung to the tune: Auld Lang Syne. Printed area measures 21.6 x 13.3 cm. Joseph White's murder, committed for profit motives at the instigation of Richard Crowninshield by Joseph and Frank Knapp, became a celebrated criminal case because of Daniel Webster's involvement and oratory. At head of text, below illustration of a coffin, four lines of song. Text printed in two columns divided by line of advertising with type ornaments at each end: Sold Wholesale and Retail, at No. 1, South side of Faneuil Hall --- Boston. Leonard Deming is listed at this address in Boston directories for 1829 to 1831. This edition not in Checklist Amer. imprints or Ford. First line: O what a horrid tale to sound.