Indictment of slave Amy, 1751

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Title

Indictment of slave Amy, 1751

Subject

Amy
Holt, James, -1779
Willoughby, John -1776
African American women -- Virginia -- Norfolk County
Theft -- Virginia -- Norfolk County
Women slaves -- Virginia -- Norfolk County
Indictments (legal documents) -- Virginia -- Norfolk County -- 18th century

Description

Indictment in the hand of James Nimmo, King's Attorney for Norfolk County addressed to the justices of the Court of Oyer and Terminer. In the document Nimmo relates how "Amy a negro woman Slave belonging to Mr. Jas. Holt of the County of Norfolk the fear of God not having before her Eyes but being seduced and instigated by the Devil ..." entered the home of John Willoughby and stole his goods and chattels. Docketed on the verso: "King vs. Negro."

Creator

Nimmo, James, -1753
Virginia. Court of Oyer and Terminer (Norfolk County)

Publisher

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Date

1751

Rights

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Format

jpeg

Language

eng

Type

Text

Identifier

MS 2010.2

Document Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Ink on paper

Text

Page 1


Norfolk
County


James Nimmo attorney of our Sovereign Lord the King
who for our said Sovereign Lord the King comes into Court in
his proper person before his Majesties Justices of Oyer and –
Terminer & prays the Court aforsd to Understand and be Infor
med that Amy a negro woman Slave belonging to Mr. Jas. Holt
of the County of Norfolk the fear of God not having before her Eyes
but being Seduced and Instigated by the Devil on the 6th. Day of
Decber: 1751 at the parish of Elzbth River and County of Norfolk
at Twelve of the Clock in the Night of the Same day wth:
force and arms [?] the mansion house of a Certain Capt. John
Willoughby of the parish and County aforsd: did Break and enter
wth: Intent fulloniously to Steal the goods & Chattles of the
Said John then and there being (to wit) one hand Basket, Two
pair of thread Stockins 2 Muslin Handerchiffs, Two pair of
Womens Stockins, one Black hood Two Ocher Handerchiffs
one Towole[?], one pillow Case, one Sheet, Two yards New Linnen
three Linnen Handerchiffs, one Ocher Sheet, Two Ribbons Two
yards Cours Linnen, and three Balls of thread
a small Japan Box a piece of Courtain
in all of the Value of Ten pounds Currt money of Virga: the
proper goods and Chattles of the said Capt: John Willoughby
did fulloniously steal take and Carry away against the
Peace of our said Sovereign Lord the King now his Crown and dignitie &c.


James Nimmo


Verso

The King
vs
Negro

Citation

Nimmo, James, -1753 and Virginia. Court of Oyer and Terminer (Norfolk County), “Indictment of slave Amy, 1751,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed March 28, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/439.