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A.D. Dickinson vs. Hampden-Sydney College, 1872

A.D. Dickinson vs. Hampden-Sydney College, 1872, was a civil suit originally heard in the circuit court of Prince Edward County and transferred to the circuit court of Lynchburg. Dickinson sued Hampden-Sydney College for not paying him the proper amount of money for the services that his slave, David Ross, provided the college prior to and during the Civil War. Documents found in the suit include the plaintiff's declaration, summary of trial proceedings, deposition of Charles Martin, curator of Hampden-Sydney College, and subpoenas. From a letter written by Dickinson in August of 1872, it would seem that the court ruled in his favor with the College owing him $804.70 for Ross's work plus some interest tacked on.

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A.D. Dickinson vs. Hampden-Sydney College, 1872

Lynchburg (Va.) Circuit Court

A.D. Dickinson vs. Hampden-Sydney College, 1872, was a civil suit originally heard in the circuit court of Prince Edward County and transferred to the circuit court of Lynchburg. Dickinson sued Hampden-Sydney College for not paying him the proper amount of money for the services that his slave, David Ross, provided the college prior to and during the Civil War. Documents found in the suit include the plaintiff's declaration, summary of trial proceedings, deposition of Charles Martin, curator of Hampden-Sydney College, and subpoenas. From a letter written by Dickinson in August of 1872, it would seem that the court ruled in his favor with the College owing him $804.70 for Ross's work plus some interest tacked on.

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