North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Poole v North Carolina Railroad Company, June 1861.

Plaintiff wanted to recover compensation from the North Carolina Railroad Company for the death of his slave, who had been hit by a train. The engine driver did not realise that the slave was deaf and mute. The slave, Guilford, was a blacksmith worth [dollars] 1,000. The lower court decided that the...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Blacksmiths Court records Death Railroads Enslaved persons > Social conditions North Carolina > Wake County
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