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

Hampton Tilly, an overseer of slaves, admitted to killing his employer, William Martin. Various witnesses deposed that Tilly had long held a grudge against Martin and habitually talked of his desire to do him harm. It was proved that Tilly had set out with a gun just before killing Martin, but his c...

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