The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman: Record of a Trial for a Case of Murder, Committed by Two Slaves

The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman is a record from the trial of two slaves who murdered their master at Charlestown, Massachsetts, in 1755. The outcome of the trial was the death sentence for both; the man was hanged and gibbeted, and the woman was burned to death. The record also includes few other cases of punishments by burning in Massachusetts.

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eBook : 13 de julio de 2020