Knox County slave register, Richard Boyd registers Henson, 1807

Description:	On Dec. 6, 1806 Richard Boyd of the County of Davison Tennessee brings a Negro man named Henson age 22 before Isaac White, Deputy Clerk of the Knox County Court of Indiana Territory. Henson is to serve Richard Boyd and his assignees until his term is complete. There was no time period listed in the document. Richard Boyd is to provide sufficient clothing, food, and lodging according to his degree and station and Henson is not to become a cost of the county at the completion of his contract.
Origin:	1807
Contributor(s):	Boyd, Richard; Henson; White, Isaac;
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/kcpl/id/43468
Collection:	Knox County Public Library
Copyright:	No Copyright - United States;
Geography:	Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States
Subjects:	Black people -- America -- History African Americans -- History Black people -- History Slave records Slave labor Slavery Slaveholders Enslaved women Enslaved men Slavery -- Law and legislation Indentured servants Indiana -- Northwest Indiana -- History Vincennes (Ind.) Knox County (Ind.)

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