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Winslow, Philip B. (fl. 1838) In Hanover County Court, January 23rd 1838

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01447.06 Author/Creator: Winslow, Philip B. (fl. 1838) Place Written: Hanover County, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 23 January 1838 Pagination: 1 p. ; 17.5 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

One orders dated January 23, 1838 from the Hanover County Court to the sherriff. The order lists the names of freedmen who were not able to pay their taxes: [Cussis] Austin, Milton Rook, John Redd, Peter Page, Frank Harris, Moses Harrison, Jordan Mills, Isaac Brown, Ben Harris, Jack Crenshaw, Charles Clarke, John Green, Lewis Scott, Jeremiah Thompson, William Moss, Edmund, George White, Archibald White, Joe Wilson, Bob Williams Evans, Ben Evans, and Scott. It details that that they must all work until they make ninety cents each. Stipulates that they cannot be carried out of the county and must be hired for no less than eight cents a day. Signed by Philip B. Winston.

Austin, [Cussis], fl. 1838
Rook, Milton, fl. 1838
Redd, John, fl. 1838
Page, Peter, fl. 1838
Harris, Frank, fl. 1838
Harrison, Moses, fl. 1838
Mills, Jordan, fl. 1838
Brown, Isaac, fl. 1838
Harris, Ben, fl. 1838
Crenshaw, Jack, fl. 1838
Clarke, Charles, fl. 1838
Green, John, fl. 1838
Scott, Lewis, fl. 1838
Thompson, Jeremiah, fl. 1838
Moss, William, fl. 1838
Edmund (Virginia), fl. 1838
White, George, fl. 1838
White, Archibald, fl. 1838
Wilson, Joe, fl. 1838
Evans, Bob Williams, fl. 1838
Evans, Ben, fl. 1838
Scott (Hanover Count, Virginia), fl. 1838
Winston, Philip B., fl. 1838

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