Knox County slave register, John Hadden registers James, 1806
| Description: |
On May 2, 1806, John Hadden, comes before Robert Buntin, Clerk of the Knox County Clerk of Common Pleas and brings a Negro boy named James, age 16. He is a slave belonging to John Hadden and was brought here from the state of Kentucky. John Hadden is to provide James with proper lodging, clothing and washing provisions. At the end of his thirty-six years James is not to become a county charge. |
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| Origin: | 1807 |
| Contributor(s): |
Hadden, John; Buntin, Robert; James; |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/kcpl/id/43470 |
| 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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