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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07645 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1765-1774 |
| Title | Norborne Boteourt re: authorizing justices in Charlotte Co. to execute slaves for capital offenses |
| Date | 2 May 1770 |
| Author | Botetourt, Norborne B. (fl. 1770) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Authorizes justices in Charlotte County to execute slaves who commit capital offenses. With collateral newspaper article. |
| Subjects | Death Penalty Death Law Government and Civics Judiciary Crime Slavery African American History |
| People | Botetourt, Norborne B. (fl. 1770) |
| Place written | Williamsburg |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |