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Trial
of Nat Turner, Southampton County, 5 November 1831.
At a Court of Oyer and Terminer Summoned and held for
the County of Southampton on Saturday the 5th day of November 1831 for
the trial of Nat, alias Nat Turner, a negro man slave late the property
of Peterson Moore, charged with conspiring to rebel and make
innsurection-
The prisoner Nat, alias Nat Turner, was set to the Bar
in custody of the Jailer of the County- and William C Parker is by the
Court assigned Counsel for the Prisoner in his defence- and Merewether
Brodnax Attorney for the Commonwealth filed an Information against the
prisoner, who upon his arraignment pleaded not guilty.- The
Court after hearing the testimony and from all the circumstances of the
case are unanimously of opinion that the prisoner is guilty in manner
and form as in the Information against him is alledged, and it being
demanded of him if anything for himself he had or knew to say why the
Court to Judgement and execution against him of and upon the premises
should not procede. he said he had nothing but what he had before
said- Therefore it is considered by the Court that he be taken hence
to the Jail from whence he was taken therein, to remain until Friday the
11th day of November instant, on which day between the hours of ten
oClock in the forenoon and four oClock in the afternoon he is to be
taken by the Sheriff to the usual place of execution and then and there
be hanged by the neck until he be dead- And the Court valued the said
slave Nat to the sum of three hundred and seventy five dollars-
Teste James Rochelle Cl
Governor's Office, Letters Received, John Floyd,
Record Group 3, Library of Virginia.
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