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Some sources for future work

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McDade, Thomas M. "The annals of murder : a bibliography of books and pamphlets on American murders from colonial times to 1900". lawlibrary.stjohns.edu. Retrieved 12 October 2018 – via The Rittenberg Law Library, St. John's University School of Law.

Lewis Leary, Columbia University. "Book Reviews". journals.psu.edu. pp. 213–214. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

"The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman, by Abner Cheney Goodell, Jr". gutenberg.org. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

Re: several years

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It isn’t clear if his body was displayed for several years or 20, but it seems evident the the tarring was intended to preserve the body for future display in the gibbet. It’s also of note that the law at the time fully sanctioned this barbaric act. Viriditas (talk) 20:25, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]