July 13 [1814].
We seldom hear nowadays of so scandalous an act as is here set forth; although there was a time in England when it was proved that murders were committed solely for the purpose of selling the bodies of the victims to surgeons for dissection.
500 Dollars Reward.
Moſt daring and ſacrilegious Robbery.
Stolen, from the grave yard in Chebacco Pariſh in Ipſwich, the bodies of eight perſons, ſeven of whom were interred ſince the 13th of October laſt; the other, a coloured man, about ſix years ago. As without doubt they have all, ere this time, paſſed under the diſſecting knife of the anatomiſt, either of the rude novice in the art or of the skilful profeſſor, little hope is entertained of recovering any relict of them for the conſolation of the deeply afflicted friends. But whoever will give any information of this atrocious villainy, ſo as to detect and bring to juſtice, either the traders in this abominable traffic, or their inhuman employers, ſhall receive the above reward; and the thanks of an afflicted and diſtreſſed people.
WILLIAM ANDREWS jun.
THOMAS CHOATE
NATHAN BURNHAM
| Ipſwich, Chebacco Pariſh, | } | Committee. |
| April 25th, 1818. |