Slave lak ee
yy w " My, wate M,
i L-bheugh. ae shave pony loeeds ob” au “Peas nee. anaes ee.
bexexecuted for a period of ten days, this was hot
always the case. One incident of speedy justice |
ocourred in 1751 in James City County court of
oyer and terminer. John: Blair noted in his diary
fa felony comivd fast mu, vac tolen iieked. <en-
tenced and cxecuted this afternoon! (Hening ,
STATULES, Vi, OG. MDisny on Jgonn Blair’ Willian
ee ae. tet sere, Vil (July, ISO)
1l2e
"Criminal Trial Proceedings in the Gernal Court. ot
Colonial Vireimia, py Hugh iy. Rankine
NONE Ava ‘GINTA MAGAZINE OF HISTOR RY AND BIOGRAPHY
Volume 72, 1964, Virginia Historical Society
Richmond, Page 70
Lor)
Blave-in Virginia
WALthough-a~slave convieted~of anf ehony--coudd- not
hesexecuted fora period of ten days, this was not
Inlways the case. One incident of speedy justice
bceurred in 1751 in James City County court of
oyer and terminer. John Blair noted in his diary
ta felony comitd last nt, the felon tried, sen-
fenced and executed this afternoon! (Hening ,
STATUTES, VI, 106;-"Diary of John Blair} Wail
and Mary Quarterly, ist ser., VIII (dinky, alse) ,
ia)
'Criminal Trial Proceedings in the Gernal Cours oH
Colonial Virginia, by Hugh F. Rankine
THE VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY
Volume 72, 1964, Virginia Historical Society,
Richmond, Page 70
eis)
Blave
d fo:
in 1751 in James.
ten xe
ist PATUTE 06 Le of John Blair
Q er., VIII (Jul
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