1816-032: Archibald Lingo vs. Lewis Nevell

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Causes concerns Hagar, a man enslaved by Lewis Nevell. Nevell names Hagar head man of a boat giving him authority to make contracts with others including Archibald Lingo. Lingo refused to conduct business with Hagar as an enslaved man, claiming the last time he conducted business with an enslaved man, a man named Jim, Jim then ran away with the money received and believed to have self- emancipated.

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