North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : State v Davis, December 1859.

Indictment for assault and battery. Defendant was a freeman. Claim of self defence. Edward Hart was a constable in the town of Newbern. He had a notice to deliver directed to the defendant to show cause why he should not go to work on the streets as a penalty for not having paid his taxes as per 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 Freed persons Trials (Assault and battery) Violence North Carolina
Online Access:	Click for online access