North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Tarkington v McRea, December 1854.

The plaintiff had been appointed as overseer for the particular section of road in question and brought this action to penalise the defendant for failing to provide slaves to work upon the road when required to do so. The slaves from the defendant's plantation had worked on road when requested...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Court records. Law. Plantation overseers. Plantations. Roads. North Carolina > Tyrrell County. Slavery and Agriculture; Enslaved Experiences; Legislation and Politics
Online Access:	Connect to this title online