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A popular modern retelling claims an enslaved woman named Claire (often “Clara”) poisoned an entire plantation household in Natchez. Extensive searches of major local archives and institutional histories turn up no clear primary-source evidence for this specific event. The legend fits broader documented patterns — enslaved women accused of poisoning and acts of covert resistance — and has been amplified by modern true-crime and folklore channels. Read on for the archival search, the folklore trail, and what we can say with confidence. mdah.ms.gov+2Historic Natchez Foundation+2   Why this matters Natchez is a city with a deep and complicated history: it was a major slave-trading center and a wealthy antebellum town. Stories about resistance, violence, and survival among the enslaved re...