Henny Butler v. Charles Carroll. Deposition of Joseph Butler William G. Thomas III transcription and encoding Kaci L. Nash University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Maryland National Endowment for the Humanities 2020 O Say Can You See University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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Deposition of Joseph Butler December 29, 1791 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. Maryland State Archives General Court of the Western Shore (Judgments) MSA S498-14 Supplementary Documents Deposition Civil Petition for Freedom October 1791 Butler, Eleanor Butler, Joseph Butler, Sarah Butler, Sarah Plowden, Edmond Quynn, Allen Saint Mary's County (Md.) Butler, Henny Carroll, Charles Maryland. General Court of the Western Shore Annapolis (Md.) transcribed; encoded

Henny Butler v Charles Carroll

Petition for freedom in General Court.

Joseph Butler a person of colour aged fifty two years or thereabouts being sworn on the holy Evangely of Almighty God deposeth & saith that Henny Butler the petitioner in this cause, is sister of the deponent and daughter of Sarah the mother of the deponent; and he has known her ever since she was a child. That Sarah the mother of Henny is the daughter of Sarah as this deponent has always understood who was the reputed daughter of old Irish Nell. The deponent knew his grandmother Sarah who has been dead about ten or twelve years. The deponent obtained his freedom at May term 1790 on a petition against Edmond Plowden of St Marys County and further he saith not.

Allen Quynn 29 decbr 1791

1 1/4 sids

Henny Butler v Charles Carroll

Joseph Butlers Depo

filed 28 Decr 1791