The Verdict


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State of Georgia

Wilkes County

Inquisition of Murder.

Inquisition indented, taken at the House and plantation of John Mills in the county of Wiles the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Seven, before me Henry Mounger a Justice of the Pisce of the County aforesaid, upon view of the Body of John Mills Infant and son of John Mills then and there lying dead, & upon the oath of Williams Downs, Foreman, Amos Shaw, Jon Simson, Richard Davis, John Garrard, Jacob Garrard, Joseph Williams, Thomas Martin, Alexander Cummins, Stephen Staples, Aron Sipham & Thomas Stark, good and lawfull men of the county aforesaid, who being charged and sworn to Inquire how and in What manner the said John Mills’ by his death came upon their oathes, do say that on the thirty first day of December in the year of our Lord onethousand seven Hundred and Eigthy Six, and at the place aforesaid, Negroe Jude the property of John Mills, in the County of Willkes, the infant John Mills being then and there, in good and perfect health, the said Negro Jude did confess that she did prepaire, and did give to the said John Mills Infant and son of John Mills, a certain portion of Poison which immediate began to (illegilble: “opperate”?), and by which portion of Poison so given, so the said John Mills Infant and son of John Mills in the space of Nite or Ten Houers died, and so the aforesaid Jude, him the said John Mills, him the said John Mills Feloniously Killed and Willfully murdered, contrary to the Peace, Law, and Good order of the said State, In Testamony whereof as Well of the said Justice of the Pisce, as the Jurors aforesaid, to this Inquisition, have severally put our hands and seals the day, year, and place first above mentioned.

(Signed)

Henry Mounger

Wiliam Downs

Amos Shaw (by mark)

Jon Simson (by mark)

Richard Davis

John Garrard (by mark)

Jacob Garrard

Joseph Williams

Thomas Martin

Alexander Cummins

Stephen Staples (by mark)

Aron Sipham

Thomas Stark


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