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From The New York Gazette or Weekly Post-Boy issue of
September 10th 1770:
"On Saturday the 25th last a Dutch boy about 16
years of age, servant to Mr. Lippincott near Haddon-
field, enticed his master's daughter, (a little girl
about 9 years old), from home under pretense of
gathering grapes, when he ravished and murdered her
and then buried her in a swamp where she was found.
He is since taken up and committed to Gloucester
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Q-|3-T0 Gloucester County Board of Freeholders sends petition to
Governor askiny for Special Commission of Oyer & TermMer +o Try
Peter Mantle.
From The New York Gazette or Weekly Post-Boy issue of
September 1Oth 1770:
"On Saturday the 25th last a Dutch boy about 16
years of age, servant to Mr. Lippincott near Haddon-
field, enticed his master's daughter, (a little girl
about 9 years old), from home under pretense of
gathering grapes, when he ravished and murdered her
and then buried her in a swamp where she was found.
He is since taken up and committed to Gloucester
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9-13-10 Gloucester County Board of Freeholders Sends petition to
Gorernoe asking for Special Commission of Oyer & Termmerto try
Peter Mantle.
kly Post-Boy issue of
From The New York Ga
September 10th 1770
“On Saturday the 25th last a Dutch boy about 16
years of age, servant to Mr. Lippincott near Haddon-
Field, enticed his master's daughter, (a little girl
about 9 years old), from home under pretense of
gathering grapes, when he ravished and murdered her
and then buried her in a swamp where she was found.
He is since taken up and committed to Gloucester
gaol."
4-13-10 Gisresstes County Board of Freeholders sends petitiim to
woe asking For Special Commission of Oyer &Terminer to try
Gee Mantle
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___At. a Special Meeting of Freeholders held at Glou-
cester in and for the County of Gloucester, April
8th 1772. (Insufficient number of freeholders
available to contract business in 1771).
Ordered that the County Collector pay unto James
Kinsey Esq. the sum of 4-16-0 for prosecuting Peter
Mantle to conviction for the murder of Elizabeth
Tippincott at ay special Court.
Ordered that the County Collector*pay unto Dr.
Thomas Hardy the sum of 1-0-0 for attending Peter
Mantle, a king's prisoner.
__ At a Special Meeting of Freeholders held at Glou-
cester in and for the County of Gloucester, April
8th 1772. (Insufficient number of freeholders
available to contract business in 1771).
Ordered that the County Collector pay unto James
Kinsey Esq. the sum of 4-16-0 for prosecuting Peter
Mantle to conviction for the murder of Elizabeth
Lippincott at a Special Court.
Ordered that the County Collector *pay unto Dr.
Thomas Hardy the sum of 1-0-0 for attending Peter
Mantle, a king's prisoner.
At_a Special Meeting of Freeholders held at Glou-
cester in and for the County of Gloucester, April
8th 1772. (Insufficient number of freeholders
available to contract business in 1771)
Ordered that the County Collector pay unto James
Kinsey Esq. the sum of 4-16-0 for prosecuting Peter
Mantle to conviction for the murder of Elizabeth
Lippincott at a Special Court.
Ordered that the County Collector ‘pay unto Dr
‘Thomas Hardy the sum of
Mantle, a king's prisoner
r attending Peter
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Ordered that the County Collector pay unto Richard
Johnson, jailer, the sum of 8-0-0 for boarding
Peter Mantle, a king's prisoner, and two lesser
felons.
"New Jersey: Tuesday last Peter Mantle was execu-
ted at Gloucester pursuant to his sentence for
the murder of his master's daughter, His body
was afterward delivered to the surgeons to be
anatomized," PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, Nov, 8, 1770.
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Ordered that the County Collector pay unto Richard
Johnson, jailer, the sum of 8-0-0 for boarding
Peter Mantle, a king's prisoner, and two lesser
felons.
"New Jersey: Tuesday last Peter Mantle was execu-
ted at Gloucester pursuant to his sentence for
the murder of his master's daughter, His body
was afterward delivered to the surgeons to be ‘
anatomized," PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, Nov, 8, 1770.
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Ordered that the County Collector pay unto Richard
Johnson, jailer, the sum of 8-0-0 for boarding
Peter Mantle, a king's prisoner, and two lesser
felons.
"New Jersey: Tuesday last Peter Mantle was execu-|
ted at Gloucester pursuant to his sentence for
the murder of his master's pabeniess His body
was afterward delivered to thé urgeon:
anatomized," PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE: Phitedelphia,
Pennsylvania, Nov, 8, 1770.
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Name ° Peter Mantle
Offeme* fmurder
Court * Special Commission of Oyer & Terwsiner
: Location: people Gloucester Co.
Outcome’ Hanged on [0-30-70
Source
Actual trial record lost. Details reconsfruct-
ed from newspaper account of crime and
entrics in Gloucester County Freeholders
Minufes *.
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Name* Peter Mantle
Of heme’ murder
Court * Special Commission of Oyer & Terminer
' Location: foucester, Gloucester Co.
Outcome, Hanged on [0-30-70
Source
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ed fram newspaper account of Crime and
entries in Gloucester County Freeholders
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