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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06338.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Legal documents pertaining to the Easter Plot of 1802 |
| Title | Writ of summons for the Sheriff of Halifax County to gather justices for a trial of the slave Abram, for his role in the Easter Plot |
| Date | 26 April 1802 |
| Author | Thompson, William (fl. 1802) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Writ of summons signed by Thompson, a justice of the peace. Ordering the county sheriff to summon justices for a 1 May trial of the slave Abram, property of William Smith. Notes that Abram was committed to county jail that day as per warrant. |
| Subjects | Slavery Prisoner Slave Rebellion Judiciary Law Rebellion African American History |
| People | Thompson, William (fl. 1802) Sancho (d. 1802) |
| Place written | Halifax County, Virginia |
| Theme | Law; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Related to the Easter Plot, also known as Sancho's Rebellion. Sancho, an earlier participant in Gabriel's Rebellion of 1800, instigated the Easter Plot, intended to take place on or around Good Friday 1802. The ferment spread through southern Virginia (including Halifax County), and northeastern North Carolina, resulting in the hanging of Sancho and four other participants. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |