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AMELTA aird-bENDSAY

(Don! t~—know-whether-hangedor_not.)}

"wo negroes, sister and brother, named Amelia and Lind-
say, Slaves of James Clarke of Essex BaXXXWaX, Va., were
_ tried in CarolineCounty on Monday (7=1h-1856), for the
murder of a free negro girl named Isabella Atkins, and se
tenced to be hung on Sept. 12, 1856. They confessed the
murder." RICHMOND ENQUIRER, Richmond, Va., 7-19-1856,
James Clarke compensated S,ptember, 1856, for value of
Amelia, slave hanged Caroline County, Va. "for unspeci-
fied felony." I,formation provided by S,hwartz, 7-6<
1985, sourcing Virginia Treasury Office, C,sh Disbursement
Journals, Virginia S,ate Library, Lindsay evidently not
executed,

AMELIA sard—bENDSAY

(Don!t—know-whether-hangedor_not.}

"Iwo negroes, sister and brother, named Amelia and Lind-
say, slaves of James Clarke of Essex B&XXXMXX, Va., were
| tried in CarolineCounty on Monday (7-1-1856), for the
murder of a free negro girl named Isabella Atkins, and sent
tenced to be hung on Sept. 12, 1856. They confessed the
murder." RICHMOND ENQUIRER, Richmond, Va., 7-19-1856,

James Clarke compensated S,ptember, 1856, for value of
Amelia, slave hanged Caroline County, Va. "for unspeci-
fied felony." I,formation provided by Shwartz, 7-6<
1985, sourcing Virginia Treasury Office, C,sh Disbursement
Journals, Virginia S:ate Library, Lindsay evidently not
executed,

AMELIA emd-bENDSAY
(@on!+-know-whether-hangedor not,

"Iwo negroes, sister and brother, named Amelia and Lind-
say, slaves of James Clarke of Essex &
tried in CarolineCounty on Monday

sex KAGE, Va., were
(7-14-1856), for the
morder of a free negro girl named Isabella Atkins, and sen
tenced to be hung on Sept. 12, 1856. They confessed the
murder," RICHMOND ENQUIRER, Richmond, Va., 7=19-185¢

James Clarke comensated S,ptenber, 1856, for value of
Amelia, slave hanged Caroline County, Va.
fied felony."

"for unspeci-
I,formation provided by Shwartz, 7=6<
1985, sourcing Virginia Treasury Office, C,sh Disbursenent
Journals, Virginia Sate Library. Lindsay evidently not
executed,

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