Lucy Dickson v. Charles Slade. Affidavit of William H. Lyles 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 William H. Lyles December 1, 1801 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 July 1807 Aron Henny Hoffman, Jacob Lyles, William Henry Africa West Indies Alexandria County (Va.) Washington (D.C.) Dickson, Lucy Slade, Charles United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Alexandria (Washington, D.C.) added xml:ids reviewed transcribed, encoded

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William H Lylle personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid and made Oath on the holy evangels of almighty God. That his removal into this District was with no intent of evading the Laws for preventing the further importation of slaves, nor has he brought with him any slaves, with an intention of selling them, nor has Lucy Dickson a Yellow Woman aged about thirty six Years, Aron a Black Boy about fourteen years of age and Henny a Yellow Girl aged about twelve Years (being all the slaves I have brought with me) been Imported from Africa or any of the West India Islaands since the first day of November One thousand seven hundred and seventy eight

Given under my hand this 1st day of December 1801 Jacob Hoffman

Charles Slade ads Negoe Lucy

Affidavit Wm H Lyles before Jacob Hoffman