American founding father George Wythe was poisoned by his great-nephew

History fact: American founding father George Wythe was poisoned by his great-nephew, George Sweeney.

History fact: American founding father George Wythe was poisoned by his great-nephew, George Sweeney. Even though Wythes black housekeeper provided evidence against Sweeney, it was thrown out in court because a black person could not legally testify against a white person, and Sweeney went free.

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