26 April 1802
Thompson, William (fl. 1802)
Document signed
Title: [Warrant for the Sheriff of Halifax County to hold Abram, convicted of participating in the Easter Plot]
Thompson, a justice of the peace, orders the Halifax County jailer to receive into custody Abram, a slave belonging to William Smith, who has been convicted of "advising, consulting & conpsiring to rebel and make insurrection." Docket indicates this is a mittimus (a type of warrant).
GLC06338.16