North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Pierce v Myrick, December 1827.

Myrick was indicted for trespass for killing a slave belonging to Pierce. Pierce offered evidence of the peaceable nature of the slave to rebut any presumption of such conduct on the slave's part as might justify the killing. This was rejected by the judge, who instructed the jury that if they...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Court records Slaveholders Trials (Murder) North Carolina > Halifax County
Online Access:	Click for online access