North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : State v McNair, December 1853.

Case concerning a slave called Jerry who took delivery from the defendant of some whisky. The slave paid for the 5 quarts of whisky on behalf of his master after night-fall in response to an order from his overseer, James H Higgs. He had asked the defendant to send the spirits by the boy Jerry. The...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Alcohol Court records Law Master and servant Plantation overseers North Carolina > Edgecombe County
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