Affidavit [of] George Spann, 1800 Oct. 3, Jefferson County, Georgia / sworn to before Horatio Marbury
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| Type: | Affidavits |
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| Title: | Affidavit [of] George Spann, 1800 Oct. 3, Jefferson County, Georgia / sworn to before Horatio Marbury |
| Date: | 1800 Oct. 3 |
| Description: | Affidavit of George Spann, from Montgomery County, Georgia, dated October 3, 1800, sworn to before Justice of the Peace Horatio Marbury. Spann testifies that he apprehended a slave named Bob who told him that he had come from the Chehaw Town in the Creek Nation. Bob was then stolen from Spann by John Ford and James Adamson. It is unclear why or how Bob left the Creek Nation. Document ID: tcc858. Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
| Subjects: | Creek Indians | Fugitive slaves | Lee County (Ga.) | Montgomery County (Ga.) | Georgia |
| Contributors: | Hargrett Library | Digital Library of Georgia | Southeastern Native American Documents Collection (GALILEO (Georgia statewide project)) GAGAL |
| Online Publisher: | Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2001 |
| Original Material: | 3 pages/leaves | Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 71, folder 11, document 01. |
| Rights and Usage: | This work is the property of the University of Georgia Libraries. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Cite as: [title of item], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia |
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| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:tcc858 |
| Related Institutions: | Digital Library of Georgia Hargrett Library Museum of the Cherokee Indian Tennessee State Library and Archives Tennessee State Museum Frank H. McClung Museum (Knoxville, Tenn.) Hoskins Library LaFayette-Walker County Library |
| Collection Information: | Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842 |