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The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman: Who Murdered Their Master at Charlestown, Mass., in 1755; for Which the Man Was Hanged and Gibbeted, and the Woman Was Burned to Death. Including, Also, Some Account of Other Punishments by Burning in Massachusetts — John Shaqi

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The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman: Who Murdered Their Master at Charlestown, Mass., in 1755; for Which the Man Was Hanged and Gibbeted, and the Woman Was Burned to Death. Including, Also, Some Account of Other Punishments by Burning in Massachusetts

Name: The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman: Who Murdered Their Master at Charlestown, Mass., in 1755; for Which the Man Was Hanged and Gibbeted, and the Woman Was Burned to Death. Including, Also, Some Account of Other Punishments by Burning in Massachusetts
Author: Goodell, Abner Cheney

Goodell, Abner Cheney

African American criminals -- Massachusetts; Mark (Slave) -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Phillis (Slave) -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Trials (Treason) -- Massachusetts

We Command you That you Su[=m]on Wm. Brattle Esqr Docter Pinchin of
Boston Joseph Rand Junr. Hatter Bartholomew Powers Isaac Rand
Phisitian Wm. Kneland, Benjn. Codman Parnel Codman Elizh.
Codman Mary Codman Ann Codman Catherine Codman, Pompey Thomas Cuffee
and Scipeo negro servants that were Jno. Codman Decd. James Kittle
Wm. Foster Phisitian Essex Servant to thomas powers Servt. of
Dr. Rand Dinah Servt. of Richd. Foster Esqr Ruth Adams

To appear Before our Justices of our Superiour Court of Judicature
Court of Assize and General Goal Delivery now held at Cambridge within
& for said County tomorrow at Eight of ye Clock before noon to give
Such Evidence in our Behalf (as you know) against Mark a Negro man &
Phillis a Negro woman both of Charlestown aforesaid--

Hereof fail not and so soon as may be make return of this Writ with
your Doings Therein into the same Court Witness Stephen Sewall Esq. at
Boston the sixth Day of August in the twenty ninth year of our Reign
Annoq. Domini 1755

SAML WINTHROP _Cler_

[_Endorsed Return._]

MIDDLESEX ss. August 7, 1755

We have somoned the persons within named to appear & Give Evidence at
the time & place within mentioned.

JAMES KETTELL, _Dept Sheriff_,
  & JOHN MILLER
    _Constabel_.


PROVINCE OF THE       } _George the Second by the Grace of God of
MASSACHUSETTS BAY ss  }  Great Britain France & Ireland King
                         Defender of the Faith &c._

       To the Sheriff of our County of Suffolk his under Sheriff
SEAL.  or Deputy or to any Constable of the Town of Boston in
       sd. County Greeting

We Command you that you Summon The Wife of Ichabod Jones Eliza.
Mercy Car, a negro man servant of John Gibbins Apothecary Quaco the
servt. of ---- Dalton Quaco a Negro man belonging to mr. John
White

To appear before our Justices of our Superiour Court of Judicature
Court of Assize & General Goal Delivery now holden at Cambridge within
and for said County Tomorrow morning at Eight of ye Clock before
noon Then and there to give Such Evidence in our Behalf as you know
against Mark a Negro man & Phillis a Negro woman both of Charlestown
in our County of Middlesex--

Hereof Fail not and so soon as may be make Return of this Writ with
your Doings therein into the same Court

Witness Stephen Sewall Esq. at Boston the Sixth Day of August in the
twenty ninth year of our Reign Annoq, Domini 1755

SAML WINTHROP _Cler_


[_Record of the Case._]

PROVINCE OF THE   } _Anno Regni Regis Georgii secondi Magnae
MASSACHUSETTS BAY }  Britanniae Franciae Hiberniae vicesimonono._
MIDDLESEX ss.     }

At his Majestys Superiour Court of Judicature Court of
Assize and General Goal Delivery began and held at
Cambridge within and for the County of Middlesex on
the first Tuesday of August Annoque Domini 1755--

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