Town of Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts-Town Offices-Law Enforcement-Justice of the Peace

Location:: Deerfield, MA
Description:: Manuscript records at the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Library include several court and other legal documents from the winter of 1788/89 relating to a case of theft involving Joseph Wright, an African American resident of Deerfield, Massachusetts. (Deerfield, MA, Manuscripts-Town Offices-Law Enforcement-Justice of the Peace; Box 7, 1-V, folder 10, 1771-1813)

Table of contents

Entry	Date	AA Name(s)	$	£	s	p	f	id
• ...Titus Dan'l Arms's negro was first drawn up. His back laid bare....	1760	Titus,						2812
• ...The condemnation and punishment of these poor negroes was had...	1760	Titus,						2813

Entry	Date	AA Name(s)	id
• 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...	1788 Dec 16	Joseph Wright,	2766
• Peter Phillips late resident in Conway And Joseph Abels...to give...	1788 Dec 17	Joseph Wright,	2772
• Complaint & Warrant agnst Jos Wright	1788 Dec 20	Joseph Wright,	2769
• ...and him [Joseph Wright] bring as soon as may be before me or some...	1788 Dec 20	Joseph Wright,	2768
• To John Williams Esqr one of the Justices of the peace for the County...	1788 Dec 20	Joseph Wright,	2767
• I have Summond the within Named Peter Phillips and Joseph Abels to...	1788 Dec 20	Joseph Wright,	2773
• Hamsh sr Decbr 22th 1788 by virtue of this writ of atatch one cow and...	1788 Dec 22	Joseph Wright,	2775
• Joseph Wright (Negro) of Deerfield [ripped page] William Holloway...	1788 Dec 22	Joseph Wright,	2774
• On Complaint Edwd Joiner Junr. v Joseph Wright, Negro Bill of Costs...	1789 Jan 3	Joseph Wright,	2770
• We hereby acknowledge we have recd the sums set to our Names in full of...	1789 Jan 3	Joseph Wright,	2771