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Elizabeth Thomas Papers, 1858

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Court documents relating to Elizabeth Thomas of Montgomery County, Maryland. Documents concern a court case about Thomas's will, in which she attempted to free persons she had enslaved, which was contested by members of her family. Includes the proceedings of the case as well as letters written into the record from members of the community.

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Thomas, Elizabeth

Court documents relating to Elizabeth Thomas of Montgomery County, Maryland. Documents concern a court case about Thomas's will, in which she attempted to free persons she had enslaved, which was contested by members of her family. Includes the proceedings of the case as well as letters written into the record from members of the community.

College of William and Mary

Robert North Cainan Claim Against Jacob Knight, 1797

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Ledger sheet from a blacksmith, Robert North Cainan of Baltimore County who presented charges for services he rendered to the estate of Jacob Knight, now deceased. Among the multitude of services listed is one which charges the Knight estate for "taking a collar of a negro" of the 23rd of September in 1797.

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Cainan, Robert North

Ledger sheet from a blacksmith, Robert North Cainan of Baltimore County who presented charges for services he rendered to the estate of Jacob Knight, now deceased. Among the multitude of services listed is one which charges the Knight estate for "taking a collar of a negro" of the 23rd of September in 1797.

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