John Wright, MD, 1754 August 7

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Council, nee 1786, Page pe "Toney! was the

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Council, 1726-1786, paze 1h1, 'foney'. was the
sleve-of-one Patrick Sreaghs—

WRIGHT, John and Mula tto TONY : -
Hanged, Annapolis, Md., August 7, 1756
"annapolis, Aug. 0: Friday last a Special Court
of Oyer and Terminer was held here when the
Grand Jury found bills against John Wright and
X¥XKK Mulatto Toney for the murder of Capt.
Curtis in the sloop Hopewell in March last.
When they were brought to the bar Wright saved
the Court the trouble of a trial by pleading
Guilty and after a short trial of Toney the
jury found him Guilty. Yesterday at ten o'cloc
they were both executed at the gallows just
without our city gate and their bodies after=
wards hung in irons about_ten, yards, asynper on

two gibbets at Hackett's Point. John Smith
received a pardon,” PENNSYLVANKA GAZETTE,

Phila.e, PA, August 15, 2 75.

WRIGHT, John and Mula tto TONY :
Hanged, Annapolis, Md., August 7, 175.
*aAnnapolis, Aug. b: Friday last a Special Court
of Oyer and Terminer was held here when the
Grand Jury found bills against John Wright and
¥XKE Mulatto Toney for the murder of Capt.
Curtis in the sloop Hopewell in March laste
When they were brought to the bar Wright saved
the Court the trouble of a trial by pleading
Guilty and after a short trial of Toney the
jury found him Guilty. Yesterday at ten o'clock
they were both executed at the gallows just
without our city gate and their bodies after=
wards pune te irons about ten yards, asunfer on

two gibbe at Hackett's Point.
received a pardon," PENNSYLVANKA GAZETTE,

Phila., PA, August 15, 1 75he

WRIGHT, John and Mula tto TONY :
Hanged, Annapolis, Md., August 7, 175.
"annapolis, Aug. 8: Friday last a Special Court
of Oyer and Terminer was held here when the
Grand Jury found bills against John Wright and
BXKE Mulatto Toney for the murder of Capt.
Curtis in the sloop Hopewell in March last.
When they were brought to the bar Wright saved
the Court the trouble of a trial by pleading
Guilty and after a short trial of Toney the
jury found him Guilty. Yesterday at ten o'cloc’
they were both executed at the gallows just
without our city gate and their bodies after=
wards hun; irons a a: ler on
wards hung in, trons aces pointy Soha Snte,
eeeefved a pardon, PENNSYLVANEA GAZETTE,
Phila., PA, August 15, 1 75h.



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