North Carolina
Salisbury}
This day was brought before us the Subscribers Three of the ^Members of^ Town & Two of the County Comittee's a Negro Slave Named Toney the property of Walter Sharp, who being Examined before us dd confess to have been guilty of Burning his said Masters House and Barn & Shooting a Man & Horse and Cow the [pro]perty of his Master & that he shot one [w]ounded one Jane Lakey, and divers other Misdemeaners
We the members of the Town and County Committee in Conjuncktion have thought proper to Commit the Said Sl[ave] Tony for further Tryel. You are therefore Required to [Rece]ive the said Slave and him in the Jail [of the] County Safely keep untill, he is Discharged therefrom by [pro]per Authority. Given under our Hands this 4th. day of O[c]t[o]ber 1776—
To James Kerr Esqr. Jailer—
1777 The State of North Carolina Dr. to Jams Kerr}
To my fees as J[ailer] the Committimen of the Above Negroe m[illegible] [illegible]ince to this warrant
£ 0.2.8
To the Keeping [& Sus]tenance of Said Negro, from the Date of the above Warrant to the 6th of February, at which Time the Keys were Resigned to the present Sheriff, in all 126 days a 8d pr. Day
4.4—
£4.6.8
Rowan County} Ss
James Kerr Late Sheriff and Jailor of the Said County personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the justices assigned to keep the pece of this State within Said County, and made Oath on the Holy Evangelist that the Above Acct. was Just and True
Sworn and Signed to before me this
14th. day of March 1777—}
Math: Troy
No. 269.
James Kerrs Acc
and Warrant as
Voucher &ca
£4.6.8
No 36 Allowed—
Negro toneys
Comitment
