Documents concerning the trial and conviction of Surry, 1808

The material consists of nine manuscript documents concerning the trial and conviction of Surry, an African American slave owned by Thomas Montgomery, for the murder of Moses, a slave owned by John Hyatt, in Lincoln County, Kentucky, in 1808. The documents consist of: three orders issued and signed by Thomas Pettus, justice of the peace of Lincoln County, to the sheriff of Lincoln County; a summary of the testimony given at the trial of Surry; a copy of the indictment of Surry; a copy of a letter from Thomas Montgomery to the owners of slaves who testified at the trial; and a petition to the governor of Kentucky requesting the pardon of Surry