John Black, GA, 1787 April 2

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last were executed on the South CommonSees
John Black, alias Blackman, for the murder of
Mr. Henry Reid. They made no explicit con-
fession but manifested a penitent.sense of
their crimes." COLUMBIAN HERALD, Charleston,
SC, HKK April 12, 1787.

last were executed on the South Commonsees
john Black, alias Blackman, for the murder of
Mr. Henry Kneall. They made no explicit con-
fession but manifested a penitent .sense of
their crimes." COLUMBIAN HERALD, Charleston,
3C, HKH April 12, 1787.

last were executed on the South

John Black, alias Blackman, for the murde
Henry Kneall. They made no explicit con-
; manifested a penitent sense of

their crimes." COLUMBIAN HARALD, Charleston,

SC, MAH April 12, 1787.

BLACK, John (alias John BLACKMAN) °° 7G? ween
White, hanged at Savannah, Ga., on -2-1787 for the mur-
der of Henry Keall. Account of execution in GEORGIA GA-
ZETTE, April 5, 1787. Have not seen. Taken from book
of extracts of marriages and deaths in Georgia newspapers
by Mary B. Warren.

"Savannah, April 5: Early on Friday morning
last Jeremiah Lancaster and John Black, alias
Blackman, by raising a plank of the floor and
digging under the prison made their escape but
were the night following apprehended at the

plantation of the Hon, Joseph Clay, Hsq., near

town by the overseer and negroes and again
committed to gaol. And on Monday

BLACK,. John (alias John BLACKMAN) A Goel
White, hanged at Savannah, Gae, on l\-2=-1787 for the mur-
der of Henry Keall. Account of execution in GEORGIA GA-
ZETTE, April 5, 1787. Have not seen. Taken from book

of extracts of marriages and deaths in Georgia newspapers
by Mary B. Warren.

"Savannah, April 5: Early on Friday morning
last Jeremiah Lancaster and John Black, alias
Blackman, by raising a plank of the floor and
digging under the prison made their escape but
were the night following apprehended at the

plantation of the Hon, Joseph Clay, Esq., near

town by the overseer and negroes and again
committed to gaol. And on Monday

BLACK,, John (alias i BLACKMAN) eee at?
ite hanged at Savannah, Ga., on l-2-1787 for the mur-

r of Honey Keel. Account of exeeutdon in GEORGTA GAS
Zrre, April 5, 1787. Have not seen, Taken from book
of extracts of marriages and deaths in Georgia newspapers
by Mary B. Warren,

"Savannah, April 5: Harly on Friday morning
last Jeremiah Lencaster and John Black, alias
Blackmen, by raising e plank of the floor and
digging under the prison made their escape but
were the night following apprehended at the
plantation of the Hon. Joseph Clay, Esqe, near

town by the overseer and negroes and
committed to gaol.

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And on Monday


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