An enslaved woman named Hannah is convicted of assault with intent to murder for striking her enslavers Amos & Stacy Riley with a spade while they were sleeping. The document includes her testimony in which she debated using other weapons like a stick or a fireplace trammel. An enslaved woman named Judy, enslaved by James Shepherd, gave testimony that Hannah said she would kill them. Another enslaved man, Judah, was also supposed to testify but could not be found. Hannah was sentenced to gaol (jail) “until discharged by due course of law.”