Knox County court record for State of Indiana vs. Abraham Walker, 1825

Description:	Folder 3378 in Box 62 of Knox County Circuit Court records at the Knox County Public Library’s McGrady-Brockman House contains four documents in the case of State of Indiana vs. Abraham Walker, 1825. On September 15, 1825 was indicted for causing an affray (fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace). The affray took place on August 1, 1824. Abraham Walker, a man of color fought in the Common adjoining the town of Vincennes with James Johnson, a man of color. The jury found Walker guilty and fined him $5.00. The documents in the file consist of the indictment, recognizance bonds for Walker and Johnson for $25.00, and subpoena for both men.
Origin:	1825
Contributor(s):	Walker, Abraham; Johnson, James
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/kcpl/id/47195
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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