Crime & punishment
Lamentations as of John Thomson & David Dobie
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| English ballads > Crime & punishment > Lamentations as of John Thomson & David Dobie |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74892805 |
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| Description | " ... the two unfortunate men now under sentence of death in the Calton Jail, and who are to be executed at Edinburgh, on the 18th of August, 1830, and their bodies to be given to Dr Munro for dissection, for the assault, murder and robbery of Margaret Paterson". First line reads: Dear Countrymen, a warning take. In two columns with woodcuts of Dobie and Thomson beneath the title. Price one penny. |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.2034 |
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| Description | Collection 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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