Subject: Ballads

Sheet music for the ballad "My Old Wife," with poetry by Jonas B. Phillips and music composed by Henry Russell. The music is dedicated to Mrs. Frederick F. Backus of Rochester, NY. Published in New York by Hewitt & Jaques in 1850. See related items in the collection.

Sheet music for "The Jewish Maiden," a ballad written and composed for the piano forte by Friedrich Wilhelm Kucken. Engraved sheet music, 5 pages. Lightly foxed. Unbound. Folio. Published in Boston by Russell & Tolman, circa 1851. This edition differs from another in the collection in terms of cover and publisher. The publisher is not listed in Singerman.