Summary: | [Thomas] Lawrence, petitioner's attorney, Frederick County: Autographed document signed, May 23, 1814, petition for freedom by Negro James against Gilbert Kemp for illegally holding him in slavery, contrary to "An act relating to Negroes and to repeal the Acts of Assembly herein mentioned", [Frederick County], May 23, 1814. |
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 |
ArchivesUM location: | Maryland Manuscripts collection
|
Repository: | Historical Manuscripts |
Browse terms: | Personal and Family Lives |
Civil Rights, Civic Engagement |
Copyright holder: | Public Domain |
Collection: | Digital Collections |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries at http://digital.lib.umd.edu/archivesum/contact.jsp |