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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06338.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Legal documents pertaining to the Easter Plot of 1802 |
| Title | Writ of summons for the sheriff of Halifax County to summon county justices for a trial of slaves involved in the Easter Plot |
| Date | 17 April 1802 |
| Author | Spragins, Mel (fl. 1802-1819) |
| Additional authors | Dejurnatt, James (fl. 1802) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Writ of summons signed by Spragins and Dejurnatt (some ancestral records cite "Dejarnett," among various other spellings). Ordering the county sheriff to summon justices for a 23 April trial of "Sanco [Sancho] a Negro Man Slave now in possession of Richard Booker, Frank the property of Archer Robertson[,] Jim the property of James Booker and Phebey a Negro Woman Slave the property of Daniel Price." Notes that these four slaves were committed to county jail that day as per warrant. |
| Subjects | Slavery Prisoner Slave Rebellion Judiciary Law Rebellion African American History Women's History |
| People | Spragins, Mel (fl. 1802-1819) Dejurnatt, James (fl. 1802) Sancho (d. 1802) |
| Place written | Halifax County, Virginia |
| Theme | Law; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Women in American History |
| 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 |