God's revenge against murder; or The drown'd wife. : A tragedy, as lately performed, with unbounded applause, (of the Devil and his court) by Ned Findley, Esquire, one of the grand company of tragedians in the service of the Black Prince, who was so highly gratified with Ned's performance, that he instantly provided him rooms in one of his own palaces; created him a knight of the most ignoble order of the halter, clapped bracelets on his wrists, and an ornament round his neck; and in a few days promoted him to the ridge pole of the gallows, at Edgefield Court-House, South Carolina. / By M.L. Weems, of Lodge no. 50, Dumfries.
| Author/creator | Weems, M. L. |
| Other author | Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825 publisher. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Tenth edition, enlarged--price, 25 cents. [Four lines of verse]. |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed for the author, 1816. (Copy-right secured, according to act of Congress.) |
| Description | 40 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : 1 illustration ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Drown'd wife |
| Variant title | Drowned wife |
| General note | Caption title: The sorrowful life and cruel death of Mary Findley, (daughter of Major Hugh Middleton, Edgefield District, South Carolina.) Who, after giving a handsome fortune to a most depraved husband, was barbarously drown'd by him in eight weeks after marriage!!! |
| General note | "The case is not mentioned in Jack Kenny Williams' Vogues in villainy (Columbia; University of South Carolina Press, 1959), a history of ante-bellum crime in South Carolina, and could be another of the Parson's [i.e. Weems's] whimseys."--McDade, no. 305. |
| General note | Although no newpaper account of the murder or execution has been located, an advertisement for the fifth edition of Weems' history of Mary "Polly" Middleton in the March 14, 1809, issue of the Alexandria gazette, Alexandria, Va., states that Weems "was on the spot where Mr. Findley was executed, at Edgfield [sic] Court-House, South Carolina, April 27, 1804." Genealogical records for Hugh Middleton, while inconclusive in some respects, do include a daughter Mary who died in 1804. |
| With note | Bound with: Hymen's recruiting sergeant: or The new matrimonial tat-too, for the old bachelors -- God's revenge against gambling --The drunkard's looking-glass -- God's revenge against adultery, awfully exemplified in the following cases of American crim. Con. / by M.L. Weems. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 39769 |
| References | McDade, T.M. Murder, 0 |
| Genre/form | Relief prints. |
| Genre/form | Printed wrappers (Binding) |
| Other title | Sorrowful life and cruel death of Mary Findley. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | NC Rare | HQ734 .W44 1816 | ✔ Available | Request Material |
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Hymen's recruiting sergeant: or The new matrimonial tat-too, for the old bachelors. : [Four lines of verse] With some elegant songs. Adorned with a handsome frontispiece. : [Four lines from Freneau]God's revenge against adultery, awfully exemplified in the following cases of American crim. con
God's revenge against gambling. : Exemplified in the miserable lives and untimely deaths of a number of persons of both sexes, who had sacrificed their health, wealth, and honor at gaming tables. : With curious anecdotes of the following unfortunate gamblers:-- I. Miss Fanny Braddock, sister of General Braddock, who, from gambling, hung herself. II. Drisden Harwood, Esq. Maryland, who, from gambling, drowned himself. III. Jack Gilmore, Esq. Virginia, who, from gambling, shot himself. IV. T. Alston, Esq. (N.C.) who, from gambling, was shot by Capt. Johnson. V. Maria Antoinette, Queen of France, who, for gambling, was brought to the guillotine. VI. Other awful cases of young gamblers, and their untimely ends. : [Eight lines of verse]
The drunkard's looking-glass: : reflecting a faithful likeness of the drunkard, in sundry very interesting attitudes: : with lively representations of the many strange capers which he cuts at different states of his disease; as first, when he has only "a drop in his eye;" second, when he is "half shaved;" third, when he is getting "a little on the staggers or so;" and fourth and fifth, and so on, till he is "quite capsized;" "snug under the table with the dogs," and can "stick to the floor without holding on."