set fire to a house,' The hanging of Ann Wyley is the
only known legal execution of a person of colored blood
within the boundaries of Detroit or Michigan, in as far as
research shows."
"History of Executions in What is Now the State of Michi-
gan." By Louis H. Burbey, MICHIGAN HISTORY MAGAZINE,
Volume XXII, 1938, Pages ))8sdggp,
set fire to a house.! The hanging of Ann Wyley is the
only known legal execution of a person of colored blood
within the boundaries of Detroit or Michigan, in as far ag
research shows."
"History of Executions in What is Now the State of Michi-
gan." By Louis H, Burbey, . MICHIGAN HISTORY MAGAZINE,
Volume XXII, 1938, Pages Ll8sgg
set fire to a house,! The hanging of Ann Wyley is the
only known Legal execution of a person of colored blood
within the boundaries of Detroit or Michigan, in as far ag
research shows."
‘History of Executions in What is Now the State of Michi-
gan." By Louis H, Burbey. MICHIGAN HISTORY MAGAZINE,
Volume XXII, 1936, Pages Li6wigg
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COUTINCINAU, John and WYLEY. Ann
"a few days or weeks before our famous Declaration of In-
dependence, on June 26, 1776, we find John Coutincinav, a
Canadian Frenchman and Ann Wyley, a negress, being tried
for stealing a small sum of money and an attempt to set
fire to a warehouse, The jury convicted them of having
stolen the money but refused to convict them of the arson
charge. The notorious Dejean, -however, sentenced them to
be hanged and carried out this execution a 12 o'clock, noo
on the public common (at Detroit, Michigan) on March 26,
1777~¢ in Volume VI of Almon's REMEMBRANCER, pubbished in
London and written by John Dodge, a man who had plenty of
experiences of his own in Detroit in those early days, we
find the followsng : ‘In the spring of 1777 they oes sn
approved by Gov. Hamilton) condemned and hanged also Jo
Coutincinau, a Canadian, for having stolen some money, etc
and having been concerned with a negress in attempting to
COUTINCINAU, John and WYLEY. Ann
"a few days or weeks before our famous Declaration of In-
dependence, on June 26, 1776, we find John Coutincinau, a
Canadian Frenchman and Ann Wyley, a negress, being tried
for stealing a small sum of money and an attempt to set
fire to a warehouse, The jury convicted them of having
stolen the money but refused to convict them of the arson
charge. The notorious Dejean, -however, sentenced them to
be hanged and carried out this execution a 12 o'clock, noot
on the public common (at Detroit, Michigan) on March 26,
1777e In Volume VI of Almon's REMEMBRANCER, pubbished in
London and written by Jofm Dodge, a man who had plenty of
experiences of his own in Detroit in those early days, we
find the following: tIn the spring of 1777 they (Dejean
approved by Gov. Hamilton) condemned and hanged also Jo
Coutincinau, a Canadian, for having stolen some money, etc
and having been concerned with a negress in attempting te
COUTINCINAU, John and WYLEY. Ann
"A few days or weeks before our famous Declaration of In-
dependence, on June 26, 1776, we find John Coutincinau, a
Canadian Frenchman and Ann Wyley, a negress, being tried
for stealing a small sum of money and an attempt to set
fire to a warehouse, The jury convicted them of having
stolen the money but refused to convict them of the arson
The notorious Dejean, -however, sentenced then to
"clock, noo}
be hanged and carried out this execution a 12 0'
on the public conmon (at Detroit, Michigan) on March 26,
1777. In Volume VI of Almon's REMEMBRANCER, pubhished in
London and written by John Dodge, a man who had plenty of
experiences of his own in Detroit in those early days, we
find the following: 'In the spring of 1777 they (Dejean,
approved by Ae eaten) ‘condemed and hanged also Join
(outincinat, a Canadian, for having stolen some money, ete]
and having been concerned with a negress in attempting to
