Hannah — the effects of slavery
- Creator(s):
- New York (State). Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery (New York County)
- Title:
- Manuscript summons for witnesses against “Hannah a negro woman”
- Publication/Origin:
- [New York County]: 31 May 1785
- Description:
- This court summons orders two men and two women to serve as witnesses the following day against “Hannah a Negro woman” who had been indicted for the “Murder of a Bastard Child.” The child was likely her own.
- Citation:
- New York (State). Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery (New York County), Manuscript summons for witnesses against “Hannah a negro woman”, [New York County]: 31 May 1785, Lisa Unger Baskin Collection, Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Accessed October 05, 2024, https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/baskin/item/4049