Collection SCA416-GA484 - Writ of replevin and penal bond.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Writ of replevin and penal bond.

Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title from content of the collection.

Level of description

Collection

Reference code

SCA416-GA484

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • February 25, 1854 (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

1 cm of textual records

Archival description area

Scope and content

One broadside legal document for the recapture of an enslaved woman in Memphis, Tennessee. The writ of replevin and penal bond is by Sarah A. Hawthorn, by her next friend John Hawthorn. Next friend is a legal term for someone who appears in court in ... »

Notes area

Immediate source of acquisition

Purchased from Michael R. Thompson Rare Books, 2022.

Language of material

  • English

General note

This item represents racist views and and uses racist language that is no longer used or appropriate today.

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Control area

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Described by JB August 2022.

Language of description

  • English