Index Entry | Hymn, sung in Ivelchester, by condemned before execution |
Location | Ivelchester |
Citation | PG-P.765.032 22 Aug 1765:23 (1913) Extract of a letter from Ivelchester, May 9. "Yesterday Mary Norwood, for poisoning her husband, Joseph Norwood, of Axbridge, in this county, was burnt here, pursuant to her sentence, in the presence of about 8000 spectators. . . . [7 lines] After spending some time in prayer, and singing a hymn, the executioner placed her on a tar-barrel, about three feet high; . . . [17 lines] |
Generic Title | Pennsylvania Gazette-Philadelphia |
Date | 1765.08.22 |
Publisher | Franklin, B., and D. Hall |
City, State | Philadelphia, PA |
Year | 1765 |
Bibliography | B0036649 |