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(NEGRO ASSAULT TRIAL)

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(NEGRO ASSAULT TRIAL)
Interesting manuscript court (partial) document, 2pp. sm. folio, [n.p., n.d. ca. 1850] in which a man describes an assault made upon him by a slave. In part: ""àI saw a negroàI told him he must go home. I picked up a stick, he raised a scythe blade. I let the stick go & made for the gun. He then threw the scythe, a scuffle ensued for the gunàif I saw him again I would shoot him & if he killed me he would be hungàhe struck me with his fist knocking me downàI ran away...he knocked me down twiceà"" Top of left margin cropped grazing a few letters of text, some foxing and wear, generally good condition. 413