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[STRONGWOMAN]. The Celebrated Strong Woman, The Welch Female Hercules. Mrs. Laugharne. W. Bethell, Printer, 1819 (manuscript date lower margin). Letterpress handbill or small broadside announcing the appearance of Mrs. Laugharne in Liverpool in the Large Room, Friendship Tavern, Sir Thomas’s Buildings, exhibiting feats of “Strength and Agility” including bearing weights equal to 1120lbs on her body; carrying a hogshead of water, and an anvil; and pick up a chair with her teeth and throw it. 9 ½ x 4 5/8”.