30 April 1864

Murdock, A.C., fl. 1864

Document signed

Title: [North Carolina arrest warrant for slave stealing food]

Partially printed. Murdock signs as Justice of the Peace for an unspecified county in North Carolina on an order for the arrest of Herbert Jackson, a slave. On the oath of Betsy Lott, it is declared that Jackson, a slave owned by [Ty Whited or Whitehead], obtained bacon from another slave. Apparently, "stole a bit of curd bacon" was previously struck and replaced with "bought and received one piece of bacon from Nelson, a slave in the service of Julia Minor." Other details of the purchase are also struck. On verso, Murdock signs several statements. In one statement, Murdock appears to…

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