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Ballad Work - Roud Number: V3088

Titles:
Ashantee war or A soldier's farewell

First Lines:
Oh sister, I must soon be going

Themes:
Ashanti war, 1873-1874

Edition - Bod11492

Imprint Names:  Fortey, W.S.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  between 1858 and 1885

Imprint: London: W.S. Fortey, Printer and Publisher, 2 & 3, Monmouth Court, Seven Dials


Ballad - Roud Number: V3088

Title: The Ashantee war, or Soldier's farewell

First Line: Oh sister I must soon be going

Themes:  Ashanti war, 1873-1874

Harding B 11(113)

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Edition - Bod8817

Imprint Names:  [s.n.]

Imprint Locations:  [s.l.]

1st Ballad - Roud Number: 1764

Title: Gipsy's warning

First Line: Do not trust him gentle lady

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V3088

Title: The Ashantee war; or, Soldier's farewell

First Line: Oh sister I must soon be going

Themes:  Ashanti war, 1873-1874

Firth c.14(150)

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Edition - Bod14618

Imprint Names:  [s.n.]

Imprint Locations:  [s.l.]

Notes:  Slip. Part of a sheet of two ballads; see Firth c.14(150)


Ballad - Roud Number: V3088

Title: The Ashantee war; or, Soldier's farewell

First Line: Oh sister I must soon be going

Themes:  Ashanti war, 1873-1874

Harding B 15(4b)

Notes:  Slip.


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Edition - Bod9157

Imprint Names:  Disley, H.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  between 1860 and 1883

Imprint: Disley, Printer, 57 High St., St. Giles


Ballad - Roud Number: V16114

Title: Old king Coffee Or the Ashantee war

First Line: Now perhaps you've heard of the Ashantee war

Themes:  Ashanti war, 1873-1874

Firth c.16(149)

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Edition - Bod11496

Imprint Names:  Such, H.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  between 1863 and 1885

Imprint: London: H. Such, Machine Printer, & Publisher, 177, Union Street, Boro'., S.E.


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V3088

Title: Ashantee war or A soldier's farewell

First Line: Oh sister, I must soon be going

Themes:  Ashanti war, 1873-1874

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V5574

Title: Mother's far away

First Line: One cold winter's night my dear mother died

Themes:  Death

Harding B 11(114)

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