Knox County slave register, James Ford registers Fanny, 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 woman named Fanny age 20. She is a slave belonging to James Ford and was brought here from the state of Kentucky. Fanny’s previous owner was George Vann. James Ford is to provide Fanny with proper lodging, clothing and washing provisions. At the end of thirty years of service Fanny is not to become a county charge.
Origin:	1807
Contributor(s):	Ford, James; White, Isaac; Fanny; Vann, George;
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/kcpl/id/43477
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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