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17 November 1842

Jamieson, Robert, fl. 1842

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William H. Tuck

A letter transmitting an excerpt of Virginia law on emancipation. Page one is an excerpt of the law "Old revised code of Virginia of 1800, cap. 103, section 36 - page 191 (which is the law of Alexa. County, D.C.)," lower half of page one is removed. Third page is letter of transmittal, referring to the case of "Debby" a slave who had apparently been liberated in the will of her owner. Notes that if Debbie has to return to servitude with her children, her case will be "one of extreme hardship and injustice." With numerous mathematical calculations on address leaf.

GLC06207

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