Charles v. Henry Nicholson. Affidavit of John Brown Jennifer Guiliano Trevor Muñoz William G. Thomas III transcription and encoding Steph N. Camerone Kaci L. Nash Laura K. Weakly University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Maryland National Endowment for the Humanities 2016 O Say Can You See University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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 Affidavit of John Brown May 27, 1805 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia Local Government Records Collection, Arlington County Court Records Arlington County (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1795-1858, Box 1 Case Papers Affidavit Civil Petition for Freedom June 1805 Brown, John Faw, Abraham Wilburn, Abner Alexandria County (Va.) Wilkes County (N.C.) Charles Nicholson, Henry United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Alexandria (Washington, D.C.) added xml:ids reviewed transcribed, encoded

Alexandria County Ss:

Personally Appeared before me a Justice of Peace for said County John Brown of Wilkes County in the State of North Carolina, who made Oath, that his partner Abner Wilburn purchased of Henry Nicholson Negroe Chalres now in the Jail of said County, for the sum of Two Hundred & Twenty Two pounds Dollars Current Money Which was paid down and a Bill of Sale executed by said Nicholson declaring said Charles to be a slave, and as such warrented by said Bill of Sale, that said Nicholson then had said slave put in Jail for safe keeping until he should be delivered to the Purchasers, and gave them an Order to receive him at any time. Given under my Hand this 27th Day of May 1805

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