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(THEFT OF A SLAVE)

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(THEFT OF A SLAVE)
"Interesting D.S., 6pp. folio, Upson County, Georgia, Feb. 19, 1846, concerning a lawsuit for libel against Lewis Day for claiming that Joel Wilson stole his slave. Wilson attested that Day published in the Columbus Enquirer that he stole Day's slave ""Jackson"". The legal brief goes into a detailed description of the physical characteristics of the slave, what he took and was wearing when he left his master, and his occupation while Day's slave. A very intriguing view into what the plaintiffs describe as a conspiracy to emancipate their slave. Very good." 2420 Interesting D.S., 6pp. folio, Upson County, Georgia, Feb. 19, 1846, concerning a lawsuit for libel against Lewis Day for claiming that Joel Wilson stole his slave. Wilson attested that Day published in the Columbus Enquirer that he stole Day's slave ""Jackson"". The legal brief goes into a detailed description of the physical characteristics of the slave, what he took and was wearing when he left his master, and his occupation while Day's slave. A very intriguing view into what the plaintiffs describe as a conspiracy to emancipate their slave. Very good.