Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts

Location:
Deerfield, MA
Description:
Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts-Town Offices-Law Enforcement-Justice of the Peace; Box 7, 1-V, folder 10, 1771-1813

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1840 to -- Pliny Arms "Deerfield History"

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...The condemnation and punishment of these poor negroes was had without law or authority.... 1760 Titus, 2813
...Titus Dan'l Arms's negro was first drawn up. His back laid bare.... 1760 Titus, 2812

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-- to -- Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts

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Joseph Wright-Negro....with Force and Arms took one fat Hog..... 1788 Dec 16 Joseph Wright, 2765
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 1788 Dec 16 Joseph Wright, 2766
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 1788 Dec 17 Joseph Wright, 2772
...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... 1788 Dec 20 Joseph Wright, 2768
Complaint & Warrant agnst Jos Wright 1788 Dec 20 Joseph Wright, 2769
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 1788 Dec 20 Joseph Wright, 2773
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... 1788 Dec 20 Joseph Wright, 2767
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?] 1788 Dec 22 Joseph Wright, 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 1788 Dec 22 Joseph Wright, 2774
On Complaint Edwd Joiner Junr. v Joseph Wright, Negro Bill of Costs [list of names and money follows] 1789 Jan 3 Joseph Wright, 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] 1789 Jan 3 Joseph Wright, 2771

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