North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : State v Jim (a slave), December 1826.

Jim was indicted for assault with intent to commit rape on a white woman. The only witness whose testimony related directly to the assault, Mary Rittenhouse, had her general moral character seriously impeached, but the trial judge instructed the jury that though this impeachment of her character was...

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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 Interracial dating North Carolina > Brunswick County
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