Knox County slave register, James Ford registers Bob, 1807
| Description: |
On Sept. 23, 1806 James Ford comes before Isaac White, Deputy Clerk of the Knox County Clerk of Common Pleas and brings a Negro man named Bob age 22. He is a slave belonging to James Ford. Ford purchased Bob from Hugh White and was brought here from the state of Kentucky. James Ford is to provide Isaac with proper lodging, clothing and washing provisions. At the end of his thirty years of service Bob is not to become a county charge. |
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| Origin: | 1807 |
| Contributor(s): |
Ford, James; White, Isaac; Bob; White, Hugh; |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/kcpl/id/43474 |
| 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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