North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Shepherd v Sawyer, July 1811.

On a report reaching them that a riverboat full of goods owned by Shepherd had been lost and the crew drowned, Sawyer offered Shepherd insurance at a 2.5% premium on the life of Jacob, a slave in the boat's crew. Shepherd accepted and paid the fee agreed. When the boat's loss was confirmed...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Boats and boating Court records Death Insurance Rivers North Carolina > Camden County
Online Access:	Click for online access