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Date printed: 1736

Date printed: 1800-1900
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Date printed: 1736

Date printed: 1800-1900
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History of the secret expedition
Permanent URLhttps://digital.nls.uk/86225489
DescriptionFirst line reads: No more shall Scotland now in sadness mourn. On the death of a redcoat named Campbell after an encounter with a sheep. In favour of the mob hanging John Porteous, 7 Sept. 1736. In one column.
ShelfmarkCrawford.EB.2862
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DescriptionCollection of 2,300 broadside ballads, mostly printed in England in the 19th century. Topics range from courtship, crime, disasters and emigration to fashion, theatre, politics, laments sports and old age. Includes ballads on Scotland and Ireland. Part of the Crawford Collections on deposit from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.
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  • Reproduced with permission from materials on loan to the National Library of Scotland from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.
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