Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-04
By The GOrerHOr Of fhe Commonwealth of If,pi0ia
PROCLAMATION.

PKOCLAMATIoN
WHEREAS appears from the AFFIDAVIT Of John viii
w son, iaken before the mayor OF Norfolk ana
transmitted by him the Executive MAI on THURSDAY
The 18Th inst he went to the county Of Princes Anne
WIN bis relation Jaes W. LORD assist him ~ br mr.
ing from he jail OF said county, negro iuan named
Mingo, who had been condemned by the court OF The
sald c0tuy, and hO had been paTdoned the Execu
nVe-lba The SAID negro, hingo, Was delivered iuio
tue custody Of the said James w Lord aud Of lin this
niani, by The isoT Of said county three ocuck
IA Tue AFTERNOON OF the same day HAT they confined
the said negro miBgo, the back part the chair in
winch they were riding. That they had PROCEEDED on
Their way from kempsVe to Norfolk about ihI ee miles
vixen gun was Bred from the side by some person
unknown to hun. this afiiaht-Ths the said Mggo was
Shu ded aud that he, this ihsni and the said Ja,es
W Log, were bath wounded ~ tho Thigh by sbo from
the g1srirsd afoi ssad lie a1ut further sIaicg
that threats against hiIngO by mn
known To this affaut in kemFsyIe, during the time
this ailant aud the said James ". Lord were tbeteI
have, therefore, in consequence Of tie above attdav
thought fit, 10y and WItb the advice consent Of the
council OF Fiate, hereby Oef reward OfFINr BUN.
DRIED DOLLARS 10 any yerson o. persons y no sbal
discover and to be Appreciated, The ptTpeator
OF Perpetrators Of tie aforesaid crime aud do more
over require all justices ofhs peace, IFS and con
stables within their respective departments and ,xbot
the good people Of this 10 use their best
cHdeaVofs to discover The perped0i or perpetrators
0f this fragrant opposition to, and violation Of IN las e
aud 10 the said person persons - hepsoeyer
tscovefed,i TO be legally COMMITTED to aus public jsi II
this coinmonw esll that they may he dealt with accord
!lg y Jaw, Tor Woundng aud eGdabgeiing tie lives Of
the innocent agents 81 the government, while ~ tLesa
eIeo performance Of their duty and for committing
Suel qua dlT0ci"uS murder on defenceicss slave who
hdd been Tepficvcd under the law for transportation
Given under NY hand as The governor. ard uf-
lSeaD der the seal Of The commons eab tHtj-
second daS Of February, 1919.
FER Is 9j..w1w JAMES p. PRESTON.
5UBltC SALE.-By virtue o. deed OftTbtt cAtcutgg
q to the subscriber by Robert Plcasants The 27tL
daJ Of march, 1917, aud recorded iu he county c0uti
% Pow Iaian on tle 1911 day Of NOvemb, following
Tor purposes therein mentioned, viii positively he sold
10 the hrles bidder foI cash atsicwhaan Courthouse
tie 1871 00g ~ FebrUaT Rftf, Twelve NICHOLS 80
Aud on thr i5fh d0V Of me S01qc month, will sofa
undcI ihc sad deed Of rust At The Fine Cicct Mil g.
Pow h9tsn county. to the highest bidder foT cash as
hrtses, thtee beds and furniture, sundfy othef aJu
Clcs 81 hUnscL' ID fufni,uts; rnrh 81 the SAID
property ss may he Necessary 10 sa the money setu
red by SAID deed.
The lille vested in tie Subscriber will be conveyedto
the purchasers. VIM. S. DANCE, Trustee.
Januatf 9.
~ IN consequence o the bad weather, The sale oftbs
above property s uhavoidati, postponed Until tie 2Cfh
d0N Of Bfrch ueyf-or which day OF the FIRST fair
dav thereafter the whole ~ 10 vii certainly be exposed
10 sale, for cash. at the Five Greek Nils w Powhafau
county. VIM. S, DANCE, Trustee.
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