[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Partly printed court summons to attend the trial of "William Turpin, a free person of colour." [Charleston, SC], 12 July 1852.
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
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Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$200 -
$300
Sold for $500
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Lot Description
[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Partly printed court summons to attend the trial of "William Turpin, a free person of colour." [Charleston, SC], 12 July 1852.
1 page, 8 1/4 x 4 1/8 in., accomplished in manuscript, creasing, some discoloration, wear to edges. Signed illegibly by magistrate. Vero inscription reads, "John H. Thee Esq." State of South Carolina summons "to attend as a Freeholder, or Slave Owner, at the Court House on Wednesday next 14 July at 10 o'clock A.M. on the trial of a certain Magistrate's case, in which the State is Prosecutor, against William Turpin a free person of colour, Defendant."
Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States
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