Craven County NcArchives Court.....Unknown, Francis & London 1819
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Source: N C Archives
Written: 1819

Inquests 1811-1819 (broken series)	
Negro boys Francis, property of Thomas H. DAVIS and Lunnon [also London], 
property of Gabriel M RAINS	
20 June 1819	
Benjamin CHANCE (or CHENEY), Bill TYER, Junr., a free person of color of New 
Bern, Negro Boy Cato the property of Elijah SCOTT of New Bern, Negro boy Jim, 
property of John DUQUIDS, Gabriel RAINS (son of owner of London), James 
WILSON, Jurdan BLAND, Negro man
	
Witness Cato said that a number of boys on the wharfs of A.D. STODDART & Wm. 
WARD and London when Jacob belonging to Sylvester BROWN came out of a boat and 
coming up to London took hold of him under the arms and he told him that 
London could not swim, but he threw him in the water, and he and Francis both 
drowned. 

TYER said he saw London and Francis in the water, with London's arm around 
Francis's waist, and both drowned. Jim said that Francis and another boy Alf
[torn] tried to save London; Jacob also reached out his foot from the boat to 
try and save him, but could not. 

Final decision that London came to his death by the violence of Jacob. Francis 
came to his death while trying to save London.


Additional Comments:
Craven County Coroner's records

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