Knox County court record for State of Indiana vs. Smith, 1821

Description:	Folder 2835 in Box 50 of Knox County Circuit Court records at the Knox County Public Library’s McGrady-Brockman House holds two documents in the case of State of Indiana vs. William Smith, 1821. This case was one of larceny against Smith, a man of color who was accused of stealing two pair of hind wagon gears worth $25.00, one link of tongue chains worth $2.00, one pair of spreaders worth $5.00, and one pair of double trees, worth $5.00 from the property of Nathaniel Ewing. Documents in the folder are the indictment for larceny and warrant for his arrest. On the back of the arrest warrant is a statement from John Decker that Smith was not found.
Origin:	1821
Contributor(s):	Smith, William; Ewing, Nathaniel; Decker, John;
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/kcpl/id/46712
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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