Date Original
1850
Description
This collection contains the Circuit Court grand jury record for the State of Arkansas versus Charles, a slave, et al.
Biographical/Historical Note
A slave by the name of Charles was accused of murdering a prominent Independence County man, Abraham R. Graham, with a pistol on January 16, 1850. Charles was the property of Mrs. Nancy Newland, a widow from Batesville, Arkansas. Nancy, Herald Lowe, and Joseph Woodward were charged with harboring and protecting Charles after the murder of Abraham. The courts believed that they had full knowledge of the crime and choose not to inform the authorities. Unfortunately, very little information is available about Charles. The government proclamation describes Charles as a 5’5", 20-year old male with a “yellow complexion” who had a number of scars on his upper legs but few on his back. Charles was captured by the authorities in Independence County and then later escaped twice. He was recaptured in early June and executed on June 28, 1850.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Independence County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.0172.0002
Resource Type
Text
Collection
State of Arkansas versus Charles, a slave, et al., SMC.0172.0002
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
State of Arkansas versus Charles a slave et al., Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
