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MILLY, Slav

(Hot—~cannine—es—contiamed ot this times).
"seeMilly, a slave belonging to David Robe,..Her crimes
included not only burning her master's barn, but also
attempting to kill his son and administering medicine,
any one of which was a capital offense, Milly was tried
at a spegial called session of the Monongalia County
(now West Virginia) Court and sentenced to death by
haning on September 1, 1798. Her accomplice in the
burning of the barn, a slave of Barsheba Fegguson, was
burned in the hand and given thirty lashes,»" THE ALID-
GHENY FRONTIER: WEST VIRGINIA BEGINNINGS, 7730-1830, by

Otis Ke Rice: Lexington: University Press of Kentuck
19703 page 18h. : he

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MILLY, Slave

(Aot—cacepine-es wefixumed st this times)
",.eMilly, a slave belonging to David Robe.s..Her crimes
included not only burning her master's barn, but also
attempting to kill his son and administering medicine,
any one of which was a capital offense, Milly was tried
at a spewial called session of the Monongalia County
(now West Virginia) Court and sentenced to death by
haning on September 1, 1798. Her accomplice in the
burning of the barn, a slave of Barsheba Fegguson, was
burned in the hand and given thirty lashess" THE ALLE-
GHENY FRONTIER: WEST VIRGINIA BEGINNINGS, 1730-1830, by
Die eee University Press of Kentucky,

MILLY, Slave
tthis times)

"yeaMiilly, a slave belonging to David Robe...Her crimes
daelsiien pet onli Pee oeeeen ogle) Uarets or also
attempting to kill his son and administering medicine,
any one of which was a capital Bernese Milly was tried

at a spewial called session of the Monongalia County

(now West Virginia) Court and sentenced to death by
haning on September 1, 1798. Her accomplice in the
burning of the barn, a slave of Rarsheba Fegguson, was
turned in the hand and given thirty lashese" IE=
GHENY FRONTIER: WEST VIRGINIA BEGINNINGS, 1730-1! 2, by
ee Lexington: University Press of Kentucky,

Slave MILLAY wer rete 9/2/1798

Monongalia Co.,, Va., Court of Oyer andTerminer,
held Aug. 1, 1798, Millay, woman slave of David
Robs conwicted of burning her master's barn and
attempting to murder W illiam Robs, re, DY poi
Son, Valued 75 lbs. (Correct spelling of mas-
ter' gs name was Robes), Execution on Sept, 2,

AXSBSXRAABBABA 1798, attested by Sh. “obert

Ferrell,

Archives of Va., Auditor's Records, Item 153, Box
1, 1799 Envelope. -

Slave MILLAY Hor ets) 9/1/1798

Monongaila Co., Va., Court of Oyer andTerminer,
held Aug. 1, 1798, Millay, woman slave of David
Robs conticted of burning her master's barn and
attempting to murder W illiam Robs, Jr., by poi-
son. Valued 75 lbs. (Correct spelling of mas-
ter' s name was Robes), Execution on Sept. 1,
XXSBAXHARBERKA 1798, attested by Sh. “obert
Ferrell,

Archives of Va., Auditor's Records, Item 15S, Sos
1, 1799 Envelope, -

Slave MILLAY : *- 9/1/1798

Monongelia Go., Va., Court of oyer andTerminer,
held Aug. 1, 1798, Milley, woman slave of David
Robs conwicted of burning her master's barn and
attempting to murder W illiam Robs, dr., by poi-
son, Valued 75 lbs. (Correct spelling of mas-
ter' s name was Robes), Execution on Sept, 1,
1798, attested by Sh. “obert

Ferrell,

Archives of Va., Auditor's Records, Item 153, Bo:
1, 1799 Envelope. i



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