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Joseph Wright

first name
Joseph
last name
Wright
gender
male
birth, death year
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first, last year in records
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confidence level
None
freed status (year freed)
unknown
enslaver(s)
location(s)
Deerfield, MA  
place of origin

Bio

From 1780 through 1787, "Joseph Wright (Negro) was treated by Dr. Elihu Ashley of Deerfield, Massachusetts. Wright was a cooper. He paid for the doctor's services with, among other things, cider barrels and a mash tub (used for making beer.) Wright stole a pig, was found guilty in the court case, and had to pay about £8 in expenses.    

Primary Source Entries for Joseph Wright

Entry Source Vol Name Date entry id
• Hampshire sr Deerfield Dec 16th 1788-By Virtue of this Writ I attach....Articles being the Estate of the within named Joseph Wright and at the same Time I gave him a Summons for his Appearance at Court as the Law directs-Ebenr Wells Constable of Deerfield Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts 1788 Dec 16 2766
• Joseph Wright-Negro....with Force and Arms took one fat Hog..... Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts 1788 Dec 16 2765
• Peter Phillips late resident in Conway And Joseph Abels...to give Evidence of what you know relating to Joseph Wright-Negro Stealg a Hog the property of William Joiner Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts 1788 Dec 17 2772
• I have Summond the within Named Peter Phillips and Joseph Abels to appear as witness as is Drafted in the within Summons Caleb Lyman Constable of Northfield Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts 1788 Dec 20 2773
• ...and him [Joseph Wright] bring as soon as may be before me or some other Justice of the Peace for said County to answer to the foregoing Complaint... Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts 1788 Dec 20 2768
• To John Williams Esqr one of the Justices of the peace for the County of Hampshire...complains-and informs your Honor that Joseph Wright Negro...with force and Arms feloniously steal-take and carry away one fat hog... Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts 1788 Dec 20 2767
• Complaint & Warrant agnst Jos Wright Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts 1788 Dec 20 2769
• Hamsh sr Decbr 22th 1788 by virtue of this writ of atatch one cow and one bell and strap the Estate of the within Named Wright and gave him a summons to appear attn. [illeg name, Ethan?] D S [Deputy Sheriff?] [Hamp?] Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts 1788 Dec 22 2775
• Joseph Wright (Negro) of Deerfield [ripped page] William Holloway [ripped page] in said County Yeoman in a plea of the Case for that the said Joseph at sd Deerfield on the twenty eight Day of November last past by his promising Note in Writing under his Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts 1788 Dec 22 2774
• On Complaint Edwd Joiner Junr. v Joseph Wright, Negro Bill of Costs [list of names and money follows] Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts 1789 Jan 3 2770
• We hereby acknowledge we have recd the sums set to our Names in full of the within Bill of Cost taxed to us respectively [regarding complaint against Joseph Wright] Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts 1789 Jan 3 2771

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