Illustration of Mary Jones (1836)

Content Warning: This item contains racist and transphobic imagery. Text at the bottom reads: "The Man-Monster, Peter Sewally, alias Mary Jones, &c&c Sentenced 18th June 1836 to 5 years imprisonment at hard labor at Sing Sing, for Grand Larceny Published by H.R. Robinson, 48 [indistinguishable text] St. NY"

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Identifier: q237hs14t
Collection: Art Works
Institution: Transas City
Creator(s): H.R. Robinson
Publisher: H.R. Robinson
Date Issued: 1836
Dates Covered: Jun. 18, 1836
Genre: Drawings
Posters
Subject(s): Mary Jones
Peter Sewally
Places: New York
Topic(s): Arrests of LGBTQ+ people
BIPOC
Black LGBTQ+ people
Black transgender people
Crossdressing
Resource Type: Still Image
Analog Format: Color
Language: English
Related URL: http://transascity.org/mary-jones-1836/
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Illustration of Mary Jones (1836)

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