At a Justices & Freeholders Court held at Wilmington on Saturday the 19th. July 1777 on the Tryal of Jim, a Noegroe Slave the Property of Benjamin Clark of Bladen County Charged with Stealing &ca.

Evidences Sworn

Rose, a Negroe Wench, belonging to Geo McCulloch, Examined

Alexr. Rouse
Geo. St. George
Geo. Brown

After the Examination of the above Evidences said Negroe Fellow Jim, was found Guilty of having Stealg. Killing Cattle, & Hoggs & threatning the Lives of several persons & breakg. Open houses.

Following sentence was f ^pass'd^ upon said Jim, by said Court; that he be kept in safe Custody untill Monday the 21st. Inst. & then Conveyed to the place of Execution at 11 oClk & there to be hanged by the neck untill he be dead—

The said negroe Jim was vallued by the above Justices & Jurors, at the sum of Eighty pounds Currenty Money of the State of North Carolina