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Franklin County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1837-1864

Franklin County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1837-1864, consist of patrol appointments (1853-1862); proceedings of slaves requisitioned for public use (1863-1864); proceedings of free negroes requisitioned for public use (1864); free negro lists (1837-1838); free negro registrations (1860-1864); and indentures of free negroes (1861).

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Franklin County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1837-1864

Franklin County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Franklin County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1837-1864, consist of patrol appointments (1853-1862); proceedings of slaves requisitioned for public use (1863-1864); proceedings of free negroes requisitioned for public use (1864); free negro lists (1837-1838); free negro registrations (1860-1864); and indentures of free negroes (1861).

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Franklin County (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1808

Franklin County (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1808, consists of one freedom suit: Nanny Pegee et cetera versus John Hook and Zachariah Stanley, 1808 Apr. These are the original court papers from the freedom suit of slaves Nanny Pegee and her children against Hook and Stanley alleging charges of trespass assault battery (often abbreviated TAB) and false imprisonment. Included are the papers associated with the original suit from Montgomery County, VA, including Pegee's narratio, pleas, bonds, and copious affidavits and depositions as well as papers associated with the retrials and appeals in various Franklin County courts, the Supreme Court of Appeals in Richmond, and the district court in Staunton.

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Franklin County (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1808

Franklin County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Franklin County (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1808, consists of one freedom suit: Nanny Pegee et cetera versus John Hook and Zachariah Stanley, 1808 Apr. These are the original court papers from the freedom suit of slaves Nanny Pegee and her children against Hook and Stanley alleging charges of trespass assault battery (often abbreviated TAB) and false imprisonment. Included are the papers associated with the original suit from Montgomery County, VA, including Pegee's narratio, pleas, bonds, and copious affidavits and depositions as well as papers associated with the retrials and appeals in various Franklin County courts, the Supreme Court of Appeals in Richmond, and the district court in Staunton.

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