The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman. Abner Cheney Goodell
The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman
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Автор произведения: Abner Cheney Goodell
Жанр: Документальная литература
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isbn: 4064066398859
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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.