Title

Molly and Nancy - Coroner's Inquisition

Creator

Library of Virginia

Date

14 May 1832

Description

Molly a slave the property of the said Chs Isbell mother of the said coulered [colored] infant male child and Nancy Major Evans a free woman of colour being moved and instagated [instigated] by the Devil and not having the fear of God before their eyes did on the 14th day of May 1832 in and upon the aforsaid coulerd [colored] male infant child bing [being] in the peace of God and of the said Commonwealth feloniously, voluntarily and of their malis [malice] forethought made an assault and that the aforesaid Molley a slave and Nancy Major Evans then and there with certain instruments made of iron and seel [steel] of the value of five shillings and other instruments of death of no value in and upon the boddy [body] neck and head of the said coulered [colored] male infant of their forethought then and there violently, feloniously, voluntarily, of their malis [malice] fourthought [forethought] struck pierced with the instruments aforsaid various and differant [different] mortal wounds in and upon the boddy [body], head, neck, back, and belly of the said couloured [colored] male infant child of the bredth [breadth] of [blank] inches and of the debth [depth] of [blank] inches of which said mortal wounds the said coulered [colored] male infant child then and there instantly died.

Place

Amherst County, Virginia

Publisher

Library of Virginia

Contributor

scurvey@gmu.edu

Subject

Infanticide

Temporal Coverage

19th Century