Davy, AL, 1823 May 2

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Hanged, Cahawba, Ala,, 5-2-1823.

"Yesterday (May 2, 1823), being the day appointed for the
execution of Davy, a negro man slave convicted of robbery
at the last term of the Circuit Court of this county, the
awful sentence of the law was enforced, At 2 o'clock he
was launched into eternity. We understand that an appli-
cation was made to the Governor for a pardon, which was
refused." CAHAWBA PRESS AND ALABAMA STATE INTELLIGENCER,
Cahawba, Alas, Mary 3, 1823 (3-1).

DAVY

Hanged, Cahawba, Ala., 9-2-1823,

"Yesterday (May 2, 1823), being the day appointed for the
execution of Davy, a negro man slave convicted of robbery
at the last term of the Circuit Court of this county, the
awful sentence of the law was enforced, At 2 o'clock he
was launched into eternity. We understand that an appli-
cation was made to the Governor for a pardon, which was

refused." CAHAWBA PRESS AND ALABAMA STATE INTELLIGENCER,
Cahawba, Alae, Mary 3, 1823 (3-1).

DAVY

Hanged, Cahawba, Ala, cf ~1823,

"Yesterday (May’2, 1883), being the day appointed for the
execution of Davy, a negro man slave convicted of robbery
at the last term of the Circuit Court of this county, the
awful sentence of the law was enforced,

was launched into eternity.

cation was made to the Governor for a pardon, which was
refused." CAHAWBA PRESS AND ALABAMA STATE INTELLIGENCER,
Cahawba, Alas, Mary 3, 1823 (3-1).

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