Lawsuits

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

William Turner Lawsuit Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0897
Abstract

The William Turner Lawsuit Collection is a small collection comprised of original, handwritten legal documents from an 1848-1852 dispute over the sale of a fourteen-year old enslaved girl, Phebe. 17 folders contain original letters; the other 10 are transcriptions created in 2017.

Dates: 1848-1852
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / William Turner Lawsuit Collection

 

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