A&M 2059Slaves and Slavery Legal Documents, 1791-1816, undated A&M 2059Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 08:05:32 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Slaves and Slavery Legal Documents A&M 2059 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5919 0.01 Linear Feet 1/4 in. (6 items in 1 folder) 1791-1816, undated Six court case papers from Frederick County, Maryland, involving slaves suing for freedom, one slave charged with murder, and slaves in an appraisement of property. The cases are: appraisement of property of Jacob Miller (December 13, 1791); petition for freedom of Negroe Fawcet (filed November 21, 1795); Rebecca Toogood vs. Joseph Wood, Jr. (October 1805); Nelly Toogood's petition for freedom (1805?); bond for Justice of the Peace for Dr. William Hilleary to appear in court against a man called Negro Jim, charged with murder (February 14, 1816); and the petition of Negro George (undated). West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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Berkeley County (W. Va.) Slaves and slavery. Women's history -- 1800-1849