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This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2002 Mar 02 @ 09:00UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
"A fascinating archive concerning the murder of slave Moses by slave Surry, both from Lincoln County, Kentucky in 1808, consisting of ten folio county court documents totaling 13 pages. In small part: ""àSurry a negroe man the property of Thos. Montgomeryàon the 29th day of May 1808àwas at the house of Johnathan Farlies and a negroe man by the name of Lewis was also there, that Surry owed Lewis nine pence, on being asked for it refused paying, but offered to play it off if his cousin, Ben would play for him. Lewis and Ben played and Lewis won of Ben half a dollar. Ben refused paying and a quarrel arose between Lewis, Ben, and Surry. That Surry asked Lewis to go out and fightàMoses the negroe that was slain said that fight should take placeàsome hot words ensued between him and SurryàMoses went on out of the end of the lane and stripped his clothes off as though he wanted to fight...Moses came up to Surry and struck at him, and Surry threw up his left hand and Jim, the brother of Moses, threw them apart. Surry then catched at his shirt to pull it off. But owing to his suspenders could not upon which Moses struck at him a second time over Jim and Jim threw them apart and turned with his face to SurryàMoses made a third stroke over Jim's shoulder while Surry and Jim was in that position and as he made the stroke Surry stabbed himà"". Included in the lot is an arrest warrant charging Surry with stabbing Moses with a pen knife; an order to summon jurors for Surry's trial; an order to convene court proceedings against Surry then held in the county jail; a statement by the judge that Surry mortally wounded Moses, giving a description of the wound and its location on the victim's body; 2pp. notes of the testimony given during the trial; an outline of various charges from the judge to the jury; a request to obtain statements from the negro witnesses in order to help gain a pardon for Surry; and a request addressed to the governor of Kentucky for a pardon for Surry who had been sentenced to death. Minor staining and fold separation with one document having some paper loss not affecting content, else very good." 2420 A fascinating archive concerning the murder of slave Moses by slave Surry, both from Lincoln County, Kentucky in 1808, consisting of ten folio county court documents totaling 13 pages. In small part: ""àSurry a negroe man the property of Thos. Montgomeryàon the 29th day of May 1808àwas at the house of Johnathan Farlies and a negroe man by the name of Lewis was also there, that Surry owed Lewis nine pence, on being asked for it refused paying, but offered to play it off if his cousin, Ben would play for him. Lewis and Ben played and Lewis won of Ben half a dollar. Ben refused paying and a quarrel arose between Lewis, Ben, and Surry. That Surry asked Lewis to go out and fightàMoses the negroe that was slain said that fight should take placeàsome hot words ensued between him and SurryàMoses went on out of the end of the lane and stripped his clothes off as though he wanted to fight...Moses came up to Surry and struck at him, and Surry threw up his left hand and Jim, the brother of Moses, threw them apart. Surry then catched at his shirt to pull it off. But owing to his suspenders could not upon which Moses struck at him a second time over Jim and Jim threw them apart and turned with his face to SurryàMoses made a third stroke over Jim's shoulder while Surry and Jim was in that position and as he made the stroke Surry stabbed himà"". Included in the lot is an arrest warrant charging Surry with stabbing Moses with a pen knife; an order to summon jurors for Surry's trial; an order to convene court proceedings against Surry then held in the county jail; a statement by the judge that Surry mortally wounded Moses, giving a description of the wound and its location on the victim's body; 2pp. notes of the testimony given during the trial; an outline of various charges from the judge to the jury; a request to obtain statements from the negro witnesses in order to help gain a pardon for Surry; and a request addressed to the governor of Kentucky for a pardon for Surry who had been sentenced to death. Minor staining and fold separation with one document having some paper loss not affecting content, else very good.
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