Isham Lewis, KY, 1810

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LEWIS, Isham
",osidvingston Cosy Kyey where, around oe the-home.-of
jageas Lewis overlooked the Ohio River above the mouth. of
mberland, Lewis's mother was oo Sister. of.Lhomas
Re A negro youth named George Was sent to a. spring
and; on the way back, dr opped a beautiful pit
That night Lilburn Lewis and his younger
ham assembled some of the slaves in one of their
gabing: hee ueorge was bound to the floor, and ee
lewis himself or one of the negro men at his order - the
accounts he iffer = chopped off first the boy's feet,
then his legs at the knees and so gradually murdered him :
purning the pieces in the cabin Z Lrep] jacg and threatening
ne other Negroes with a similar death if the v TOL.
but the story quickly leaked out and the countr
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"eoeiivingston Cos, Ky., where,

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the knees and so

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