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Authors

J. F. Lapice

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Description

News article in which the history of a free man of color named William Houston is explained in an attempt to further the evidence in his suite for freedom against his current enslaver, J. F. Lapice

ISBN

MUM00431_stone_b1_f4_008

Publication Date

6-1-1850

Relational Format

archival material

City

New Orleans (La.)

Keywords

Enslaved persons ; Slaveholders ; Slavery -- Louisiana ; Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- Sources

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article

Original Collection

Alfred H. Stone Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

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News Article Reporting the History of a Man Named William Houston Suing His Enslaver for Freedom

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