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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03434.40 |
| From Archive Folder | Middlesex County Virginia documents |
| Title | Court copy of testimony regarding division of slaves among heirs |
| Date | 1788 |
| Author | Hunter, John (fl. 1788) |
| Additional authors | Dickinson, James C. (fl. 1788) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Court testimony requesting a court of equity to divide the slaves of a deceased woman among many heirs. The slaves, who once belonged to Mary Barclay, now number almost two hundred. William Gilliam is among those mentioned. Testimony given by James Cole Dickinson, but copy signed by Hunter. |
| Subjects | Estate Women's History African American History Slavery Law |
| People | Hunter, John (fl. 1788) Dickinson, James Cole (fl. 1788) |
| 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 |