North Carolina Ss.
Whereas Complaint is this day made to me by Nicholas Crisp that one Cush als Quashey a Negro man belonging to Paul Palmer of Pequimans Precinct, has seduced & feloniously taken & carryed away a Negro Slave of the said Complainants nam'd Sambo together with one New Rugg Value twenty five shillings one Coat, one shirt one pair of New Leather Britches, one pair of Stockins, one pair of New shooes & one hatt Value one pound twelve shillings & six pence the proper Estate & goods of the sd: Nicholas Crisp which he verily beleives to be done by the Instigation of the sd: Paul Palmer Master of the said Negro Cush als Quashey.
These are therefore in his Majts: Name on sight hereof to require & comand you to make Diligent Search for the said Negro Sambo & the said Goods at the House of the said Paul Palmer & all other suspected Houses, and them or any of them having found to bring before me together with the said Paul Palmer & the said Negro Cush als Quashy forthwith to be Examin'd touching the Premises & to answer the sd Complt: hereof fail not Given under my hand & Seal this 14th. day of Aprill 1720.
Fred Jones. Ch. Just
To Charles Wilkins Constable—
April the 18th 1720.
Pursuant to the within Warrant I have Executed the same on the body of Cush a negro man belonging to Paul Palmer.
Aprll: the 23d 1720. Executed on Paul Palmer this day being the third time I have been at the sd: Paul Palmer's House to Execute the within Precept but could never get hold of him before, & this morning I see the said Negro Sambo near the House of the sd: Paul Palmer going hither with some things he had in his hands & took him into Custody but sufferd him to go into the sd: Palmer's house & up Stairs, soon after which I heard a whispering & a little after that heard a Noise withoutside the House. I then went out & see the sd: Negro Sambo come from out of a Window at the End of the house & run into a verry Miery & thick Swamp by which means he made his Escape, & upon my returne presently after I had persued the sd: Negro in the Swamp, did see Mrs: Palmer (wife of the sd: P. Palmer) come down Stairs & out of the same room into which the sd. Sambo went. I told her she did not do well to Detain the sd: Negro that was another mans, she say'd it was her own Negro & that Mr: Richardson could shew Law for her keeping of him.
