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- GLC#
- GLC07645
- Type
- Documents
- Date
- 1770/05/02
- Author/Creator
- Botetourt, Norborne B., fl. 1770
- Title
- re: authorizing justices in Charlotte Co. to execute slaves for capital offenses
- Place Written
- Williamsburg, Virginia
- Pagination
- 1 p. : docket Height: 37.7 cm, Width: 39.4 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- Road to Revolution
Authorizes justices in Charlotte County to execute slaves who commit capital offenses. With collateral newspaper article.
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