Randolph, KY, 1832 October 27

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Manse.'' Forrest Calico, HISTORY OF GARRARD COUNTY, KENTUCKY
AND ITS CHURCHES (Hobsen Book Press, New York City, 1947)

pp 106=107.

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"Randolph, a colored man who was charged with murder, was
convicted in 1832, He was sentenced to be hanged on Oct,
27 of above year, between the hours of eleven and two o!-
clock on some of the public grounds in the town of Lancas-
ter by the sheriff of Garrard County, Kentucky, and the
court ordered the fix the value of said-Randolph, which
was done, The value fixed was for five hundred dollars.
To whom this slave belonged is unknown, The name Randolph
is peculiar to the Fork and Sugar Creek country because of
the fact that Randolph Hall was a noted minister of this
region from an early day. There were dozens of men white
and colored named for this man and it is likely this ne-
gro man was named for him, and that he belonged to someone
in this region, however, no mention is made of the owner.

James Spillman was sheriff in 1832 and presided at this
execution, Spillman was from the family of that name near

RANDOLPH

"Randolph, a colored man who was charged with murder, was
convicted in 1832, He was sentenced to be hanged on Oct.
27 of above year, between the hours of eleven and two o!-
clock on some of the public grounds in the town of Lancas-
ter by the sheriff of Garrard County, Kentucky, and the
court ordered the fix the value of said-Randolph, which
was done, The value fixed was for five hundred dollars.
To whom this slave belonged is unknown, The name Randolph
is peculiar to the Fork and Sugar Creek country because of
the fact that Randolph Hall was a noted minister of this
region from an early day. There were dozens of men white
and colored named for this man and it is likely this ne-
gro man was named for him, and that he belonged to someone
in this region, however, no mention is made of the ownere
James Spillman was sheriff in 1832 and presided at this
execution, Spillman was from the family of that name near

"Randolph, a colored man who was charged with murder, was
convicted in 1832, He was sentenced to be hanged on Oct.
27 of above year, between the hours of eleven and two o'=

Garrard County, Kentucky, and the
court ordered the fix the value of said Randolph, which
was done, The value fixed was for five hundred dollars.
To whom this slave belonged is unknown, The name Randolph
is peculiar to the Fork and Sugar Creek country because of
the fact that Randolph Hall was a noted minister of this
region from an early day. There were dozens of men white
olored named for this man and it is likely this ne-

gro man was named for him, and that he belonged to someone
in this region, however, no mention is made of the owners
James Spillman was sheriff in 1832 and presided at this

execution, Spillman was from the family of that name near

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