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1831 April 18 . Cha[rle]s Shield and John Young DS official copy; Halifax County, North Carolina.

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Box 2
Abstract:
Court document certifying that Sally Carter swore that roughly 19-year-old Nancy Cater was free-born "and entitled to all the privaledges of a free person of colour." Includes description of Nancy Carter. Signed by Sally Carter with a mark. April 25 certification on verso provided by Mark H. Pettway, the Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Halifax, certifying John Young and Charles Shield as Justices of the Peace.
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Collection

African American and African Diaspora collection, 1729-1970 (majority within 1781-1865)
Total components 346
Items available online Online 252
Last indexed 2024-08-05