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Lyons, James (fl. 1836) [Request for enslaved people]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01447.05 Author/Creator: Lyons, James (fl. 1836) Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph document Date: circa December 1836 Pagination: 1 p. ; 11.5 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy

One document possibly written by James Lyons. As executor of the will of William Moseley, requests the people whom he currently has enslaved should be transported back to William Moseley's daughter by Christmas.

Jones family
Moseley, William, ?-1836

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