HANGINGS FOR EARLY PENNSYLVANIA RAPES:
"ce James, a Negro Slave, is the first rape case in
Philadelphia of which we have record - on Aug. Te ETESKS
(fully fifty years after colonization)...'! (his source:
AMERICAN WEEKLY MERCURY, Philadelphia, July 29-Auge 5S)ee
"eeoin (1772) we find another case in Pennsylvania, that
of Patrick Kennedy, hanged in Chester County, on May 2nd.
He together With three others raped Ja ne Walker, of
"Thornberry “ownship! but he, alone, was hanged." (his
Source: EXNMRXX PENNSYLVANIA COLONIAL RECORDS, Vol, vg
bp 43-lls also Henry Ashmead, HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY,
L884, page 165.)
",eoHANG BY THE NECK..."
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HANGINGS FOR HARLY PENNSYLVANIA RAPES:
"see'dames, a Negro slave, is the first rape case in
Philadelphia of which we have record - on Auge 7, 1736
(fully fifty years after colonization)..." (his source:
AMERICAN WEEKLY MERCURY, Philadelphia » July 29-Aug. 5)..
"seein (1772) we find another case in Pennsylvania, that
of Patrick Kennedy, hanged in Chester County, on May 2nd,
He together with three others raped Ja ne Walker, of
"Thornberry ownship! but he, alone, was hanged." (his
Source: EXNMEXE PENNSYLVANIA’ COLONIAL RECORDS, Vol, X,
pp 13-lhs also Henry Ashmead » HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY,
188), page 165.)
",.« HANG BY THE NECK...™
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NGS FOR EARLY PENNSYLVANIA RAPES:
"Janes, a Negro slave, is the first rape case in
Philadelphia of which we have record - on Auge 7, 1736
y y years after colonization)..." (his source:
AMERICAN WEEKLY MERCURY,
"
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Philadelphia, July 29-Aug, 5),,
another case in Pemsylvania, that
hanged in Chester County, on May ond.
th three others raped Ja ne Walker, of
*Thornberry township! but he, alone, was hanged." (his
Source: EEXNEXE PENNSYLVANIA” COLONIAL RUCORDS, Vol, x
eeetn (1772) we Pind
of Patrick Kennedy,
He together
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pp Is also Henry Ashmead, HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY,
1881, page 165.)
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