Slave Killing Her Babe
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Title
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Slave Killing Her Babe
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Publisher
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O.D. Goodenough
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Tioga Print. Corp.
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Pratt & Goodenough
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Place
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Wellsboro, PA
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Date
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26 Aug 1858
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Language
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English
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Temporal coverage
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1854-1973
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Description
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"We learn that on Sunday last a woman, about 45 years of age, owned by Mr Cleveland of Florence, Ky., gave birth to a child and that she took the infant by the heels and beat its brains out! She then threw it over a fence and covered it with rails. A few hours after, it was discovered by persons belonging to the household who happened to pass by, when it was found tha tthe face of the child and one lef had been nearly eaten off by the hogs. The woman was accused of the crime, but at first denied it. A physician was sent for, who examined her person, and found that she had recently given birth to a child. The mother then acknowlegded her guilt, and gave as reason for the murder of her infant that she would not raise up children to work for others all their lives."
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Accessed online at Newspapers.com
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Bibliographic citation
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About the Mansifled Advertiser. Library of Congress, <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026113/>