This document records enslaved persons or free people of colour. It contains the historical language of enslavement as written by the parties and clerks of the court; that language is presented as the document's own, as evidence, and is not the voice of this archive.
Date
6 Apr 1770
Type
Objections
Case
Houston Stewart Nicolson, Esq v. Mrs Stewart Nicolson
Author
John Watson
Length
15 pages
Repository
University of Virginia Law Library (Special Collections)
Container
UVALL Box 02
Marginalia
Yes
Appendix
1 item (8 pp.)
Abstract
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April 6, 1770 Information of Mrs Nicolson, arguing that Lady Maxwell and Sir William are inhabile witnesses due to relation and interest in the suit

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Appendix

  • Five letters from Lady Maxwell to Mrs Stewart-Nicolson (Nov. 29, 1768; Jan. 26, 1769; March 2, 1769; April 16, 1769; May 4, 1769).
  • Letter from Lady Maxwell to Boyd Porterfield of Porterfield, Esq; (Nov. 4, 1769).

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