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| BLACK and WHITE MAN

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"Horrid turder{-Mr, Abner Trapp, a very industrious farmer
of Orange County (NC), was murdered on Saturday night,
Sept. 29, 1810, while attending to his still, His body
was found a week after buried under a large log in the
creek = his skull split entirely open by a stroke with an
axé, A negro and a white man (the former the property of
Mr, Trapp, and the latter lived in the neighborhood,) are
supposed to have perpetrated the horrid deed, and are now
confined in Hillsborough jail, = Indeed the negro confessed
that he assisted to secret the body, and says the white
man gave the blow. The negro gave up $118 which he says
was part of the money taken from his master, M:

left amwife and He Gh taeee ean STAR)" GOURER.
Charleston, SC, 10=21)-1810 (322.)

| BLACK and WHITE MAN

(Need confirmation, )

"Horrid Murder{-Mr, Abner Trapp, a very industrious farmer
of Orange County (NC), was murdered on Saturday night,
Sept. 29, 1810, while attending to his still, His body
was found a week after buried under a large log in the
creek = his skull split entirely open by a stroke with an
axes A negro and a white man (the former the property of
Mr. Trapp; and the latter lived in the neighborhood,) are
supposed to have perpetrated the horrid deed, and are now
confined in Hillsborough jail, =< Indeed the negro confessed
that he assisted to secret the body, and says the white
man gave the blow. The negro gave up $118 which he says
was part of the money taken from his master,

left amwife and nine children, (RALEIGH STAR)" GOURTER Ao
Charleston, SC, 10=2);-1810 (3:2.)

BLACK and WHITE MAN
(Need confirmation.)

“Horrid Murder!-Mr, Abner Trapp, a very industrious farmer
of Orange County (NC), was murdered on Saturday night,
Sept. 29, 1810, while attending to his still, His body
was found a week after buried under a large log in the
creek = his skull split entirely open by a stroke with an
axe. A negro and a white man (the former the property of
Mr, Trapp, and the latter lived in the neighborhood,) are
supposed to have perpetrated the horrid deed, and are now
confined in Hillsborough jail, - Indeed the negro confessed
that he assisted to secret the body, and says the white
EE cas) Se UE eae ay $118 which he says
was part of the money taken from his maste: (Mts Trapp had
Tert’anvife and nine children, (RALEIGH STAI COURIER,
Charleston, SC, 10=2l,-1810 (3:2,)

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