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This Certifies that at a Special Court Met on the 21st. Day of July 1770—

Present, his Majestys Justices and Freeholders John Barrow, Thomas Respess, Thomas Bonner & William Brown, Justices—

Aaron Windley, William Tripp, John Woodard, & Handcock Custis Freeholders Masters of Slaves—

Annis a Negro Wench the property of Henry Ormond Esqr. Decd. being Examined Relative to the Murder of her said Master Henry Ormond and by her Confession and the Evidence produced agt. her is found to be Guilty and the said Annis, is Vallued by the Court to be Worth Seventy pounds proc Money, And phillis to be Worth Twenty pounds Like Money. And Lucy the property of the Estate of Wyriott Ormond Esqr. Decd. to be Worth Sixty five pounds proc. money, who are found Guilty of the Murder of the said Henry Ormond—

Given under our Hands ^& Seals^ the 21st. Day of July Anno Dom. 1770—

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Certificate of Negroes &c

Wyriott Ormond

David Gordo