North Carolina, Court of Conference, Raleigh : State v Boon, December 1801 [printed].

Indictment for murder of a slave. The court ruled that the act of 1791 relative to the killing of slaves was too uncertain to warrant the court deciding to pass a death sentence upon the prisoner. The defendant was convicted under the third section of the act, which stated that if any person shall b...

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