1 ALS to Andrew Paine, Thomas Estes, Jonathan Farbis, Hugh Logan
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Description
- Title
- 1 ALS to Andrew Paine, Thomas Estes, Jonathan Farbis, Hugh Logan
- Creator
- Montgomery, Thomas
- Contributor
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Montgomery, Thomas 1779-1828
Pettus, Thomas - Published / Created
- 1808 June 9
- Abstract
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The document consists of a copy of a letter from Thomas Montgomery to the owners of slaves who testified at the trial.
The material consists of nine manuscript documents concerning the trial and conviction of Surry, an African American slave owned by Thomas Montgomery, for the murder of Moses, a slave owned by John Hyatt, in Lincoln County, Kentucky, in 1808.
- Description
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In English.
Purchased from Chapel Hill Rare Books on the Henry R. Wagner Fund, 2007. - Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA MSS S-2783
- Collection Title
- Documents concerning the trial and conviction of Surry
- Collection Date
- 1808
- Container / Volume
- Box 1 | Folder 8
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- text
- Genre
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Legal documents--Kentucky--19th century.
Manuscripts - Subject (Geographic)
- Lincoln County (Ky.)
- Subject (Name)
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Montgomery, Thomas 1779-1828
Pettus, Thomas - Subject (Topic)
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African Americans--Kentucky--Lincoln County
Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County.
Trials (Murder)--Kentucky--Lincoln County.
Witnesses--Kentucky--Lincoln County.
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Documents Concerning the Trial and Conviction of Surry. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 11180319
- Object ID (OID)
- 17232796
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