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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03840 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Petition of a free black to become a slave of Edward D. Martin |
| Date | 20 March 1860 |
| Author | Todd, Gabriel (fl. 1860) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Petition to the Texas Court. Writes that "petition further represents to your Honor that he desires to avail himself of the law permitting him to select a master and become a slave; and believing Edward D. Martin, a citizen... to be a proper person...." |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Freemen Law Texas American West Petition Judiciary |
| People | Todd, Gabriel (fl. 1860) Martin, Edward D. (fl. 1860) |
| Place written | Polk Co., Texas |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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