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The justice of the peace for Washington County, Tennessee instructs the sheriff to detain an individual for the "assault and battery on the body of Julia a Female Slave the property of Alexander Nelson now in the employment of Henry C. Stephenson." October 28, 1841.
Creation Date
10-28-1841
County
Washington
State/Province
Tennessee
Country
United States of America
Keywords
warrant, assault, battery, Julia, slave, woman, "Alexander Nelson, " "Henry C. Stephenson, " "Washington County", Tennessee
Resource Identifier
080502-20
Date Digital
9-2016
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
American Studies | Appalachian Studies | Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | History | History of Gender | Labor History | Political History | Public History | Social History | United States History | Women's History
Format (medium)
manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
en-us
Recommended Citation
Justice of the Peace, Washington County, Tennessee, "Warrant for arrest. Charge: assault and battery on Julia, a slave. 1841, Washington County, Tennessee." (1841). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 325.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/325
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Notes
The names of the accused and the justice of the peace are illegible.