Knox County circuit court record for Jackson vs. Tisdale, 1821

Description:	Folder 2443 in Box 42 of Knox County Circuit Court records at the Knox County Public Library’s McGrady-Brockman House holds one document in the case of Jackson vs. Tisdale. This single document is the decision by the Indiana Supreme Court that granted Francis (Mulee) Jackson his freedom from slavery. On Tuesday, May 8, 1821 Jackson was discharged from the custody of Francois Tisdale by the Supreme using Polly vs. LaSalle as a precedent.
Origin:	1821
Contributor(s):	Jackson, Francis; Mulee; Tisdale, Francois; Strong, Polly: Lasalle, Hyacinth;
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/kcpl/id/46513
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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