Bill Nelson
- Name
- Bill Nelson
- Sex
- Male
- Enslaved or Free
- Free
- Record(s) Seen In
- Common Law Orders - D - July 1848 - May 1856 - pgs. 1-400
- Common Law Orders - No 1 - June 1838 - March 1853
- Page and Line Number
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CLD: PP. 272, 280
CL1: PP. 443 - Additional Information
- In Common Law Book D, an examining court was held against Bill, who was charged with a felony. He was said to have "maliciously" struck and wounded James H. Dinguard, a white man. Bill was found guilty and was remanded to county jail to await his trial. However, in Common Law Book No. 1, the jury found Bill not guilty.
- James H. Diuguid
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