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and remained a fugitive for nine days. She was sentenced
to serve nine additional weeks at the end of her term of
indenture and pay a fine of 200 lbs, of tobacco after her
capture, After this. unfortunate episode the Caroline
Court made no attempt to punish the Negro. father when
white women gave birth to mulattoes, Charity Burns,

Mary Close, Sussanah Baker and Elizabeth Sanders were all
whipped for this crime, but there is no record of any
punishment being imposed on the child's fabher," Same
source, page 336. °

according to page 349, Caroline County Order
Book, 1732-1740, he. was valued at thirty pounds
and he was hanged on June 4, 1736

and remained a fugitive for nine days. She was sentenced
to serve nine additional weeks at the end of her term of
indenture and pay a fine of 200 lbs, of tobacco after her
capture, After this. unfortunate episode the Caroline
Court made no attempt to punish the Negro. father when
white women gave birth to mulattoes. Charity Burns,

Mary Close, Sussanah Baker and Elizabeth Sanders were all
whipped for this crime, but there is no record of any
punishment being imposed on the child's fabher." Same
source, page 3366

According to page 349, Caroline County Order
Book, 1732-1740, he was valued at thirty pounds
and he was hanged on June 4, 1736

and renained a fugitive for mine days. She was sentenced
to serve nine additional weeks at the end of her term
indenture and pay a fine of 200 lbs, of tobacco after me
capture, After this. unfortunate episode the Caroline
jourt made no attempt to punish the Negro pane viven
white women gave birth to mulattoes. Charity Burn:
Mary Close, Sussanah Baker and Elizabeth Eeheceen|
whipped for this erimey but there is no record of ary
punishment being on the child's fabher," Same
source, page 3366

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According to page 349, Caroline County Order
Book, 1732-1780, he was valued at thirty pounds
and he was hanged on dune 4, 1736

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ANDREW (Slave) i

"'1736=@Andrew, slave, of Richard Bradford, convicted of the
rape of Elizabeth Williams. = hunge" COLONIAL CAROLINE,
A HISTORY OF CAROLINE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, by Te Ee Camp~
bells; Richmond: Dietz Press, Ince, 1954, page 3336
"There is only one instance of record of the miscarriage
of justice in regards to a Negro in the Caroline Courts
prior to 1782, This was the hanging of Andrew, for the
alleged rape of Elizabeth Williams, a white indentured
servant, when the evidence indicates that she acquiesced
to the sex act. In this case both the man and the woman
were first convicted of adultry, But when a certain ele-
ment in the county was not satisfied with the verdict, th
court set it aside and condemned Andrew to death for rape
When the Negro was hung his paramour took to the woods

6-4=1736
ANDREW (Slave) ie

"1736@Andrew, slave of Richard Bradford, convicted of the
rape of Elizabeth Williams. = hunge" COLONIAL CAROLINE,
A HISTORY OF CAROLINE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, by Te Ee Camp-

bell; Richmond: Dietz Press, Ince, 1954, page 3336
"There is only one instance of record of the miscarriage

of justice in regards to a Negro in the Caroline Courts
prior to 1782, This was the hanging of Andrew, for the
alleged rape of Elizabeth Williams, a white indentured
servant, when the evidence indicates that she acquiesced
to the sex act. In this case both the man and the woman
were first convicted of adultry, But when a certain ele-|
ment in the county was not satisfied with the verdict, th
court set it aside and condemned Andrew to death for rape
When the Negro was hung his paramour took to the woods

6-4=
ANDREW (Slave) Te

"1736«hndrew, slave of Richard Bradford, convicted of thd
ape of Elizabeth Williams, = hung." COLONIAL CAROLINE,
HISTORY OF CAROLINE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, by T. Bs Cam-

bell; Richmond: Dietz Press, Inces 1951 page

There is only one instance of record of the Oe rinse
of justice in regards to a Negro in the Caroline Courts
prior to,1782, This was the hanging of Andrew, for the
alleged rape of Elizabeth Williams, a white indentured
servant, when the evidence indicates that she acquiesced
to the sex acts In this case both the man and the wonan

When the iba was hung his paramour took to a woods

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