Knox County court record for Coon vs. Decker, 1818

Description:	Folder 1016 in Box 33 of Knox County Circuit Court 1818 records at the Knox County Public Library’s McGrady-Brockman House holds six documents in the case of Coons vs. Decker et al. This is debt litigation for the sale of a negro man “Jack” by Isaac Coon to Hiram Decker for $400.00. The six documents in this file include the complaint by David Coons, an affidavit of Hiram Decker, a Bill of Sale for “Jack”, a promissory note from Hiram Decker, Watlter Wilson and Francis Hopkins, a summons listing defendants, and a note from the court clerk.
Origin:	1818
Contributor(s):	Jack; Coon, Isaac; Decker, Hiram; Coon, David; Wilson, Walter; Hopkins, Francis;
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/kcpl/id/46127
Collection:	Knox County Public Library
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/;
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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