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Name Charge Outcome Punishment Appeal
Sarah Possession of obeah materials Guilty Transportation None View details
Case details   
Date:
14/07/1772
Date accuracy:
Date of source
Trial Type:
Criminal
Court or location:
St Andrew slave court
Court type:
Slave Court
Territory:
Jamaica
Dataset:
Not in dataset
Sources   
Title/Headline/Description Publication/Reference Date
A Twelvemonth’s Residence in the West Indies during the transition from slavery to apprenticeship: with incidental notices of the state of society, prospects, and natural resources of Jamaica and other islands 01/01/1834

'In the criminal record-book of the parish of St. Andrews, I find the following obeah cases:--
1773. Sarah, tried ‘for having in her possession cats’ teeth, cats’ claws, cats’ jaws, hair, beads, knotted cords, and other materials, relative to the practice of obeah, to delude and impose on the minds of the negroes.’ Sentenced to be transported.
1776. Solomon, ‘for having materials in his possession for the practice of obeah.’ To be transported.
1777. Tony, ‘for practising obeah, or witchcraft, on a slave named Fortune, by means of which, said slave became dangerously ill.’ Not Guilty.
1782. Neptune, ‘for making use of rum, hair, chalk, stones, and other materials, relative to the practice of obeah, or witchcraft.’ To be transported.'

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Copy of the Record Book of the slave trials of St. Andrew Jamaica from 17 March 1746 to 16 Dec. 1782 Enclosure in Metcalfe to Russell No 51, CO 137/248 05/04/1840

for having in her possession, cats teeth, cats claws, jaws, hair, beads, knotted cloths, and other materials relative to the practice of obeah to delude and impose on the minds of the negroes

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