North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : State v Moses (a slave), June 1830.

Moses, a runaway slave, was indicted for murdering one Gabriel, also a slave, by shooting him. Two witnesses were also slaves, one of them a runaway. The defence rested on questioning the credibility of the witnesses for the prosecution; the murder took place on a dark night, and one witness was dep...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Court records Fugitive slaves Trials (Murder) Weapons North Carolina
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