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Affidavit regarding seizure of enslaved people

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McMaster, William

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An affidavit—related to a legal dispute between enslavers William R. Smith and John W. Cloud ("Smith v. Cloud")—by Sheriff William McMaster regarding his seizure of Grace, an enslaved woman, and her three children.[3] p.
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Keywords

  1. Affidavits
  2. African Americans
  3. Business, Economics And Finance
  4. Cloud, John W
  5. Grace
  6. Lawsuits
  7. Mc Master, William
  8. People Ethnic Groups African Americans
  9. Slaver
  10. Smith, William R
  11. Social Life And Customs Slavery

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