North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : State v Watters, June 1843.

Before this case, William Watters and Zilpha Thompson had been indicted for fornication and adultery. They offered evidence that they were married, but the state alleged that Watters was a man of colour and so therefore unable legally to marry Thompson, who was white. Watters denied this, saying tha...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Black people > Race identity Court records Interracial dating Interracial marriage Racially mixed people North Carolina > Ashe County
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