1845-006: John J. Johnston vs. William A. Mitchell, etc.

Scope and content:

Plaintiff accused one of the defendants, James C. Mitchell, of secretly carrying enslaved people from Fauquier County to Washington, D.C. in the cover of night and sold them to Joseph Bruin, a "slave trader." Mitchell did so in order to avoid repaying a debt owed to Johnston.

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