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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08381.16 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 22 documents pertaining to "The State vs. Cally, a Slave" |
| Title | A note regarding a runaway slave |
| Date | ca. 1858-1859 |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Looks like a part of a list, Has number one in the top left corner and states that the captor of a runaway slave, who is not his master, or having legal control over him has no right in order to effect that capture to jeopardize the life or limb of the slave. The whole document is in pencil, however there is in pen written over the text "Refused". |
| Subjects | Slave Life Law African American History Slavery Slave Rebellion Weaponry Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave |
| Place written | Lawrence County, Alabama |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Law; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |