Louisiana, Supreme Court, New Orleans : McDowell v Couch, April 1851 [printed].

The plaintiff McDowell brought this suit against the sheriff of Madison parish. Jerry, a slave owned by the plaintiff, had been sentenced to death for murder, but the punishment was commuted after an appral to the state governor and senate. The commutation was granted after the day allocated for the...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Court records Crime Death Slavery > Law and legislation Enslaved persons > Social conditions Trials (Murder) Louisiana > Madison Parish
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