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JANE
"Mrs. Musgrove, wife of Christopher Musgrove, residing
nearShallow Ford on Staunton River about 20 miles south
of Liberty (Bedford Co,, Va.) y was most inhumanely mure
dered on 7-17-1858, The Lynchburg VIRVINIAN of the 20th
says that a negro woman, her servant, was wasing at the
“spring, a short distance from house, Mrs, M, went there
for the purpose of giving the servant more orders for her
work, In a short time, Mrs. M.'s daughter herard them
engaged in quarreling and when the mother did not return
went in search, At spring found mother in the branch a
short distanceoff with head curshed but no other marks of
violence on person, The negro had disappeared but she
was found at house of neighbor a mile or two away. At
time of arrest, seemed. confused and had blood on, clothing,
Maintained innocence but taken to jail at Liberty,"
RICHMOND ENQUIRER, July 22, 1858, "The slave woman who
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JANE
"Mrs. Musgrove, wife of Christopher Musgrove, residing
nearShallow Ford on Staunton River about 20 miles south
of Liberty (Bedford Co,, Va.) was most inhumanely mr
dered on 7-17-1858, The Lynchburg VIRGINIAN of the 20th
says that a negro woman, her servant, was wasing at the
_spring, a short distance from house. Mrs. M, went there
for the purpose of giving the servant more orders for her
work, In a short time, Mrs. M.'s daughter herard them
engaged in quarreling and when the mother did not return
went in search. At spring found mother in the branch a
short distanceoff with head curshed but no other marks of
violence on person, The negro had disappeared but she
was found at house of neighbor a mile or two away, At
time of arrest, seemed, confused and had blood on, clothing
Maintained innocence but taken to jail at Liberty,"
RICHMOND ENQUIRER, July 22, 1858. "The slave woman who
ote, Musgrove, wife of Christopher Musgrove, residing
nearShallow Ford on Staunton River about 20 miles ae
of Liberty (Bedford Co,, Va.), was most inhumanely mur;
dered on 7-17-1858, ‘The Lynchburg VIHINIAN of the 20th
says that a negro woman, her servant, was wasing at the
violence on person, The negro had disappeared but she
found at house of neighbor a mile or two aways At
tim rest,” seared. confused and had blood on, clothing,
Maintained innocence but taken to jail at Liberty."
RICHMOND ENQUIRER, July 22, 1858, "The slave woman who
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murdered Mrs, Musgrove, her mistress, has been sentenced
to behanged on Sept. 10, 1858, The execution is to be
private, the county court having, by act of legislature,
the power to make it public or priave," ENQUIRER, 7=29-5
"The negro woman, Jane, who murdered her mistress, Mrs.
Musgrove, was harged at Liberty, privately, on 9-10-1858.
“nen asked why she killed her mistress, replied that it
was not her intention to do so; that in striking with the
stick, she had no other intention than to prevent her mis=
tress from correcting h r for disobeying orders previously
given; that she was sorry she had permitted her temper to
bring her to such an end; that she justly deserved her
fate and was willing and resigned to thejust sentence of
the lawe' ENQUIRER, Rychmond, Vass 9-18-1858
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murdered Mrs. Musgrove, her mistress, has been sentenced
to behanged on Sept. 10, 1858, The execution is to be
private, the county court having, by act of legislature,
the power to make it public or priave," ENQUIRER, 7-29-5
"The negro woman, Jane, who murdered her mistress, Mrse
Musgrove, was harged at Liberty, privately, on 9-10-1858.
“hen asked wy she killed her mistress, replied that it
was not her intention to do so; that in striking with the
stick, she had no other intention than to prevent her mis-
tress from correcting h r for disobeying orders previously
given; that she was sorry she had permitted her temper to
bring her to such an end; that she justly deserved her
fate and was willing and resigned to thejust sentence of
the laws! ENQUIRER, Rychmond, Vass 9-18-1858
murdered Mrs, Musgrove, her mistress, has been sentenced
The execution is to be
to behanged on Sept, 10, 1858.
private, the county court having, by act of legislature,
the power to make it public’or priave," ENQUIRER, 7-29-51
"Phe negro woman, Jane, who murdered her mistress, Mrse
Musgrove, was hanged at Liberty, privately, on 9-10-1858,
“nen asked shy she killed her mistress, replied that it
was not her intention to do so; that in striking with the
stick, she had no other intention than to prevent her mis
from correcting h r for disobeying erders previously
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Slave JANE
Jane, the slave of Chris, Musgrove, was hanzed Bedford
CHs Vae, On MAHKK September 10, 1858, for the murder of
her owner,
Information provided by Schwartz, 7-6-1985, sourcing:
Virginia Treasury Office, Cash Disbursements Journals,
Virginia State Library; and Order Book, Bedford County,
Virginia, 1858-1861, 87.
Slave JANE
Jane, the slave of Chris, Musgrove, was hanved Bedford
CH, Va., on MX#KK September 10, 1858, for the murder of
her owner,
Information provided by Schwartz, 7-6-1985, sourcing:
Virginia Treasury Office, Cash Disbursements Journals,
Virginia State Library; and Order Book, Bedford County,
Virginia, 1858-1861, 87.
Slave JANE
Jane, the slave of Chris, Musgrove, was hanged Bedford
CH, Vasy on HAHKK Septender 10, 1858, for the mrder of
her owner,
Information provided by Schwartz, 7-6-1985, sourcing:
Virginia Treasury Ofice, Cash Disbursements Journals,
Virginia State Library; and Order Book, Bedford County,
Virginia, 1858-1861, 87.
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