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Two-page deposition of Dr. John Archer of Annarundel [Anne Arundel] County [Maryland], describing circumstances surrounding the death of Jos, a slave belonging to Mr. James Lee. Archer testifies that an autopsy of the victim showed cause of death to be consistent with an accidental head injury at the hand of his master, Lee, despite Jos's complaints of "a pain in the side." Recorded by Annandale Lordship Justice of the Peace, Reverdy Ghiseln.
English
PID
islandora:131946
NYHS Identifier
nyhs_sc_b-06_f-01_002
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
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Genre
Owning Institution
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Full Title
[Deposition of Dr. John Archer]
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Date Created
1773-April-19
