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Box 1

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Contains 1 Result:

Slaves, Slavery and Free Blacks Court and Legislative Materials, 1820-1835

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Scope and Contents

Includes a portion of Magistrate's court register with some references to slaves; court case of South Carolina versus Edward Smith, a sailor who distributed abolitionist material to Charleston blacks; Petition for Change of Trustee and Relief for William and Laura Decoster and copies of Charleston laws pertaining to slaves.

Dates: 1804-1873