Slave tragedy on Cameron plantation ends in death
Venus, a runaway slave, flees through pine woods to reach Toby, her husband, now pursued by hounds and master’s men. Toby is beaten to death at a whipping post after being found near the mule barn, while Venus is captured and led away, her sorrow mirrored by the brutal discipline of slavery.
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Mr. Cameron
Jim
Bentley
Venus
Toby
Reader
Teome
de Bay
Pompey
Cameron
Toby Dare
Jan Mauser
Mulberries
Troy
Sophie
Nan
Maumer
Hard Husband
Mayer
Jake
Q Wauser
Mauser
Mr. Buntley
Trufo
Mr. Bentleys
Golden Gate
Faiah
Iran
Venna
Mysterious Figure in Cotton Gin House
Jim the black groom discovers a hidden man in a gin house after a nighttime search. Master Cameron and Sameron question Toby while Bentley’s galley maid Venus is named, revealing a tense scene of suspicion and fear during the confrontation.
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Mauser
Bery House
Jim
Mr. Cameron
de Berg
Mr. Sameron
Sim
Toby
Mr. Cutiérab
Supreme Court docket ends in Lansing July 1862
Lansing correspondence reports the Michigan Supreme Court term closed with 28 cases disposed. One Calhoun County case was stricken. The decision in Henry Runger v Truesdail addressed jurisdiction, noting the court’s appellate scope and reserved questions. Judges criticized over-reserving issues for the Supreme Court and highlighted constitutional limits on its power.
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Lansina
Enorrow Stavesaan
Supreme Court
Calyhoun County
James Thornon
Mathias Fisher
Livermore & Wood
pVif
Hughes & Woolley
Henry R.unger
Wesley Truesdail
Guriodiorion Ronly
Michigan
Supak
J Wei A
Gjr Walker
Gev
N. Lauhrup
WE. Webber
Bouberipndy
A. Walley
Ue Fes
Paka
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Warshall Statesman
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Meacham's
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Chia
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Ton Law
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Juno
New Spring Goods
White & Lester's
Challis & DE Laines
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Lester
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Ge9ey J Pam Te
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Henzla
Murtyr
Methinka
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