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Brunswick County (Va.) Commonwealth Causes and Pardons, 1791-1806; 1898-1903

Brunswick County (Va.) Commonwealth Causes and Pardons, 1791-1806; 1898-1902. Commonwealth causes, 1791-1806, are criminal court cases. Most of the cases in this collection pertain to enslaved people, and many involve accusations of poisoning. One case, Commonwealth vs. Isaac, Phill, and Shaq, documents an alleged insurrection to "kill all white people." Pardons, 1898-1903, are pardons granted by Virginia Governors James Hoge Tyler and Andrew Jackson Montague to persons convicted of criminal offenses.

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Brunswick County (Va.) Commonwealth Causes and Pardons, 1791-1806; 1898-1903

Brunswick County (Va.) Circuit Court

Brunswick County (Va.) Commonwealth Causes and Pardons, 1791-1806; 1898-1902. Commonwealth causes, 1791-1806, are criminal court cases. Most of the cases in this collection pertain to enslaved people, and many involve accusations of poisoning. One case, Commonwealth vs. Isaac, Phill, and Shaq, documents an alleged insurrection to "kill all white people." Pardons, 1898-1903, are pardons granted by Virginia Governors James Hoge Tyler and Andrew Jackson Montague to persons convicted of criminal offenses.

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