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Verses composed on the schooner Washington and crew, : who was blown off the coast on the 24th of November 1811, being bound from New-York for Salem: light, commanded by Nicholas Thomas, of Frenchmans-Bay, and arrived at the island of St. Thomas, after being at sea 36 days

The ballad on this broadside is about the seafaring life. This broadside has two woodcuts and one ornament.

Date:1812

Publisher:Coverly, Nathaniel, 1775?-1824, printer.

Thou shalt do no murder. On Thursday, December 16, sentence of death was passed in a most solemn and impressive manner, by the Hon. Judge Sewall, upon Livermore and Angier, after a conviction of the murder of Nicholas John Cruay [i.e., Crevay], an Indian, on the night of the 23d. November

The ballads on this broadside are about murder and crime. This broadside has two woodcuts.

Date:1813

Publisher:Coverly, Nathaniel, 1775?-1824, printer.

Shocking earthquakes. Charleston, (S.C.) Feb. 7, 1812

The ballad on this broadside is about earthquakes. This broadside has two woodcuts and four ornaments.

Date:1812

Publisher:Coverly, Nathaniel, 1775?-1824, printer.

On Samuel Tully and John Dalton, alias R. Heathcote, who is sentenced to be executed the 10th day of December, 1812, for piracy and murder.

The ballad on this broadside is about an execution. This broadside has one ornament.

Date:1812

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An Ode on the comet

The ballad on this broadside is about a comet. This broadside has one woodcut.

Date:1811

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Harrison victorious: : copy of a letter from General Harrison to the Department of War.....Head-quarters, near Moravian Town, on the River Thames, 80 miles from Detroit, 5th October, 1813

The ballad on this broadside is about the victory of Harrison against British troops. This broadside has two woodcuts and one ornament.

Date:1813

Publisher:Coverly, Nathaniel, 1775?-1824, printer.

An Elegy on the death of the Reverend Joseph S. Buckminster, the beloved pastor of the church in Brattle Street Boston Who departed this life June 9 [1812], in the 29th year of his age

The ballad on this broadside is about the death of Reverend Joseph Buckminster. This broadside has one woodcut.

Date:1812

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Dreadful hurricane at New Orleans

The ballad on this broadside is about a hurricane in New Orleans. This broadside has one ornament.

Date:1812

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Boston, December 18, 1813. On Thursday last, two young men, one named Livermore and the other Angier, received the sentence of death, at the Supreme Court held at Cambridge, for the murder of an Indian man, named Nicholas John Cruay [i.e., Crevay], and his wife ...

The ballad on this broadside is about trials and crimes. This broadside has two woodcuts.

Date:1813

Publisher:Coverly, Nathaniel, 1775?-1824, printer.

On the Dark Day, May nineteenth, 1780

The ballad on this broadside is about God's judgment. This broadside has three ornaments.

Date:1810-1814

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Verses in Vogue with the Vulgar

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Verses composed on the schooner Washington and crew, : who was blown off the coast on the 24th of November 1811, being bound from New-York for Salem: light, commanded by Nicholas Thomas, of Frenchmans-Bay, and arrived at the island of St. Thomas, after being at sea 36 days

Thou shalt do no murder. On Thursday, December 16, sentence of death was passed in a most solemn and impressive manner, by the Hon. Judge Sewall, upon Livermore and Angier, after a conviction of the murder of Nicholas John Cruay [i.e., Crevay], an Indian, on the night of the 23d. November

Shocking earthquakes. Charleston, (S.C.) Feb. 7, 1812

On Samuel Tully and John Dalton, alias R. Heathcote, who is sentenced to be executed the 10th day of December, 1812, for piracy and murder.

An Ode on the comet

Harrison victorious: : copy of a letter from General Harrison to the Department of War.....Head-quarters, near Moravian Town, on the River Thames, 80 miles from Detroit, 5th October, 1813

An Elegy on the death of the Reverend Joseph S. Buckminster, the beloved pastor of the church in Brattle Street Boston Who departed this life June 9 [1812], in the 29th year of his age

Dreadful hurricane at New Orleans

Boston, December 18, 1813. On Thursday last, two young men, one named Livermore and the other Angier, received the sentence of death, at the Supreme Court held at Cambridge, for the murder of an Indian man, named Nicholas John Cruay [i.e., Crevay], and his wife ...

On the Dark Day, May nineteenth, 1780