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Rappahannock County Minute Book C. p. 79
Identifier: 2017.1.78
Description:
The trial of Edmund, slave owned by John Withers, charged with stabbing Henry Phillips, a free mulatto, with intent to main, disfigure and kill. He was found guilty and was sentenced to 39 lashes on his bare back. His counsel's fees of $12.50 were to be paid by John Withers.
The trial of Edmund, slave owned by John Withers, charged with stabbing Henry Phillips, a free mulatto, with intent to main, disfigure and kill. He was found guilty and was sentenced to 39 lashes on his bare back. His counsel's fees of $12.50 were to be paid by John Withers.