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Botetourt, Norborne B., fl. 1770 re: authorizing justices in Charlotte Co. to execute slaves for capital offenses

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07645 Author/Creator: Botetourt, Norborne B., fl. 1770 Place Written: Williamsburg, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 1770/05/02 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 37.7 cm, Width: 39.4 cm Order a Copy

Authorizes justices in Charlotte County to execute slaves who commit capital offenses. With collateral newspaper article.

Botetourt, Norborne B., fl. 1770

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