North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Sparkman v Daughtry et al, December 1851.

Action to recover the value of a slave called Jacob who was drowned when working at Daughtry's fishery. Jacob had been hired as a boatman and helped put out nets. The boat he was in overturned. Conflicting evidence as to the weather conditions and the propriety of working on a dark and stormy n...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Boats and boating Court records Death Fishing Rivers Slavery North Carolina
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