Petition #21286107

• Richmond County, North Carolina. July 2, 1861. - July 1861.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable Robert S. French, one of the Judges of the Superior Courts of Law and Equity of the State aforesaid

Abstract

Slaves Harry and Mary, owned by Alexander McKay, deny they are guilty of murdering John McQueen and concealing his body as charged. They seek writs of habeas corpus ordering the sheriff to bring them before the court. A related court order reveals that the charge was dropped within a few days and that Harry and Mary were released from jail.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 4
• Related documents: Orders, 10, 18 July 1861; Summons, 10 July 1861
• Pages of related documents: 3

3 people are documented within petition 21286107

• 2 Enslaved
• 2 Petitioners
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina

• Records of the County Court, Slave Records 1778-1866

Subjects

• Jails/Workhouses
• Homicide