North Carolina, Halifax County, State v Peter (a slave), August 1785.

Trial of Peter, a slave, the property of Moore Knight, for the murder of John Miller and Sarah Gold. Peter was valued at 127 7s 7d. Adjudged that Peter be hanged by the neck until dead, his head severed and put on a pole near the gallows and his body consumed by fire. An endorsement shows that Moore...

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