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A new and mournful song containing the history of Susanna Cox : who was hung in Reading for infanticide, in the year 1809

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Title	A new and mournful song containing the history of Susanna Cox : who was hung in Reading for infanticide, in the year 1809
Subject	Cox, Susanna, -1809--Songs and music--Texts. Betrayal--Songs and music--Texts. Crime--Songs and music--Texts. Executions and executioners--Songs and music--Texts. Infanticide--Pennsylvania--Reading--Songs and music--Texts. Murder--Songs and music--Texts. Popular music--United States--Texts. Songs--United States--19th century--Texts. Trials--Songs and music--Texts.
Description	[Rev.].; "The Sorrow Song of Susanna Cox" by Wayne E. Homan, in "Pennsylvania Folklife" (1971) credits Gombert & 1809 date.; Binder 16, item 17.; Date based on textual and physical references.; Notation: Lyrics only.; See variant editions: 002547-BROAD & 002957-BROAD.; Text of song printed on yellow paper in triple columns in thirty-two four-line stanzas.; Without music.
Contributors	Gombert, Johann.
Format-Extent	1 broadside (1 item on 1 sheet) ; approximately 27 x 20 cm
Type	Text
Language	eng
Relation	Song Broadsides.; http://musicman.mtsu.edu/broadsides/Binder16/JPEGmed/2956brom.jpg; http://worldcat.org/oclc/925475879/viewonline
Rights	Duplication of images is allowed for research purposes. All original song broadsides are in the public domain. The user is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Date-Created	[1865-1890]
Date-Issued	[1865-1890]