Subpoenas for James, a Negro, Morris, a Mulatto, and Samuel Prior, 1804

Description:	James a Negro, Morris a Mulatto, both living at Governor William Harrison’s home are subpoenaed to come to the February 1805, General Quarter Sessions Court, and testify before the Grand Jury. They are under a $100 bond each. The summons was filed November 10, 1804 by Robert Buntin, Knox County, Clerk. A second summons was issued for Morris, a black man living at Governor Harrison’s home and for Samuel Prior. They are to come before the General Quarter Sessions Court and give evidence before the Grand Jury during the May 1805 term. This summons was singed February 5, 1805 by Robert Buntin, Clerk.
Origin:	1805
Contributor(s):	James; Morris; Prior, Samuel; Harrison, William; Buntin, Robert;
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/kcpl/id/46278
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:	African American Black people Black people -- America -- History Black people -- History Court Records slave labor indentured servants

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