State vs Dye Regarding trade with a Slave 10A Packet 17

Drawer 10-A- Packet 0017 State vs Dye Trading with a slave 1850

The State of Alabama Shelby County In Circuit Court At August Term 1850 The Grand Jurors for the State of Alabama empannelled sworn and charged to inquire for the County of Shelby on their oath present that Joseph B Dye late of said County on the first day of August A.D.1850 in th County of Shelby aforesaid did buy a commodity to wit ten pounds of bacon from William otherwise called Bill, a slave the property of one Alexander Nelson, without the lease or consent of the master, owner, or overseer of said slave, verbally or in writing expressing the article permitted to be sold, first obtained contrary to the statute in such case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama.

And the Grand Jurors aforesaid on their oath aforesaid do further present that the said Joseph B Dye on the first day of August A.D.1850 in the County aforesaid did buy a commodity to wit ten pounds of bacon from a slave named West the property of John Prentice without the lease or consent of the master owner or overseer of said slave verbally or in writing being first obtained contrary to the statute and against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama

[left column] And the Grand Jurors aforesaid on their oath aforesaid do further present that the said Joseph B Dye on the day and year aforesaid in the County aforesaid did buy from a slave a commodity to wit ten pounds of bacon from a slave named West contrary to the Statute in such case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama W^m S Mudd solicitor for 3^rd Circt of Alabama

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The State 11 - vs } Trading with slave Joseph B Dye

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Pros: Thos J Nash

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witness Thos J Nash

A True Bill Wilson M. Kidd foreman of the Grand Jury

[right column] Filed on Clerks office in open Court August 30^th 1850 W H Pope Clerk

The State of Alabama Shelby County In Circuit Court At August Term 1850 The Grand Jurors for the State of Alabama empannelled sworn and charged to inquire fo the County of Shelby on their oath present that Joseph B Dye late of said County on the first day of August in the year of Our Lord 1850 in the County of Shelby aforesaid did buy a commodity to wit two bushels of corn from a slave named Liss the property of Benjamin F Randall administrator of the estate of Frances Neal decd. without the leave or consent of the master owner or overseer of said slave verbally or in writing expressing the article permitted to be sold being first obtained, against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama.

And the Grand Jurors aforesaid on their oath aforesaid do further present that the said Joseph B Dye on the day and year aforesaid in the County aforesaid did buy a commodity to wit two bushels of corn from a slave named Liss the property of Benjamin F Randall without the leave or consent of the master owner or overseer of said slave verbally or in writing expressing the article permitted to be sold being first obtained contrary to the statute in such case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama

[left column] Filed in clerks office in open court August 30^th 1850 W H Pope clerk

[middle column] [numbers crossed out] 12

The State 12--M } Trading with slaves Joseph B Dye ------- Pros: Tho^s J Nash ------- witness Tho^s J Nash

A True Bill Witness M. Kidd foreman of the Grand Jury

[right column] And the Grand Jurors aforesaid on their oath aforesaid do further present that said Joseph B Dye on the day and year aforesaid in the County aforesaid did buy a commodity to wit two buashels of corn from a slave named Liss contrary to the statute in such case made ans provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama W^m S Mudd solicitor for 3rd Circt of Alabama