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    The Trial and Execution of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman: Record of a Trial for a Case of Murder
    The Trial and Execution of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman: Record of a Trial for a Case of Murder
    The Trial and Execution of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman: Record of a Trial for a Case of Murder
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    The Trial and Execution of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman: Record of a Trial for a Case of Murder

    By Abner Cheney Goodell

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    The Trial and Execution 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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMusaicum Books
    Release dateDec 17, 2020
    ISBN4064066393700
    The Trial and Execution of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman: Record of a Trial for a Case of Murder

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