Oaths of Jeremiah Pritchett, Norman McKay, and Noah Agee in a runaway slave case.
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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130
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In these oaths, slave owner Pritchett and witnesses McKay and Agee provide a physical description of Ben, a slave who ran away in April 1835, shortly after being traded to Pritchett by William Sloan. Ben is described as a 35-year-old man weighing between 180 and 190 pounds, with scars on his face and chest. The witnesses note that Ben was born in Africa and had previously lived in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The oaths also discuss the agreement between Pritchett and Sloan.
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1836 November 12 1836 11 12
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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130Keywords
- African Americans
- Agee, Noah
- Alabama
- Fugitive Slaves
- Mc Kay, Norman
- Pritchett, Jeremiah
- Slaver
- Slavery
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