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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03434.64 |
| From Archive Folder | Middlesex County Virginia documents |
| Title | A report from John Winn to Richard H. Field in response to a complaint against John Winn and others |
| Date | 5 January 1837 |
| Author | Winn, John (b. 1789) |
| Additional authors | Shepherd, William (fl. 1835-1837) |
| Recipient | Field, Richard H. |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Report of John Winn, acting as "ally for George Winn," in a complaint against George Winn. Report given in response to a claim by Edward C. Ancel and his wife Ann Winn Ancel, regarding the division of the estate of Thomas Winn. John Winn states that George Winn is willing to place the property inherited by him from his father Thomas Winn into "hotchpot," a legal term in which all property is gathered to secure an equitable distribution among the heirs of an intestate parent. Lists all property George Winn received from his father, including a number of slaves, one only four years old. Attested to by William Shepherd. |
| Subjects | Estate Death Children and Family Finance Law Slavery African American History Woman Author Women's History |
| People | Winn, John Bowles (b. 1789) Shepherd, William (fl. 1835-1837) Field, Richard H. (fl. 1835-1837) |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Law; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |