North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Stringer v Burcham, June 1851 [printed].

Trespass for false imprisonment. Case of prescriptive freedom. In December 1807 William Jessup filed a petition through his attorney, Owen Stanton, in Craven county court, asking to emancipate some of his slaves for meritorious services. This included the female slave Sinah. She and others were give...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Court records Freed persons Master and servant Enslaved persons > Emancipation Enslaved women North Carolina
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