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Signed recognizance against Thomas Boon and Christopher Haller for $50 each unless Thomas Boon appears in court to answer charges of assaulting, throwing a brick, and threatening to kill a Negro boy belonging to John Hooper, and to keep the peace especially toward John Hooper and his Negro boy until that time, September 4, 1811


Summary:Signed recognizance against Thomas Boon and Christopher Haller for $50 each unless Thomas Boon appears in court to answer charges of assaulting, throwing a brick, and threatening to kill a Negro boy belonging to John Hooper, and to keep the peace especially toward John Hooper and his Negro boy until that time, [Frederick County], September 4, 1811. Signed: Peter Burkhart, Frederick County Justice of the Peace.
Creator:Burkhart, Peter
Century:1801-1900
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Frederick County
Temporal subject: 1811-1820
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Topical subjects:Slavery -- Maryland
African Americans
ArchivesUM location:Maryland Manuscripts collection
  • item 2543
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Civil Rights, Civic Engagement
Copyright holder:Public Domain
Collection:Digital Collections
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