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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08734.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1784 |
| Title | Legal document concerning the confiscation of James Wright's property with an opinion by Lloyd Kenyon |
| Date | 13 March 1784 |
| Author | Kenyon, Lloyd Kenyon, Baron (1732-1802) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Explains the laws and process whereby the estate of James Wright, the loyalist governor of Georgia, was confiscated during the American Revolution. With a autograph signed note at the end containing the opinion of the recipient of the document, G.T. Kenyon (a.k.a. Lloyd Kenyon), then Master of the Rolls, who presided over the Civil Division of the British Court of Appeal. Address leaf detached. Creator of the document's main body unknown. Wright permanently returned to England in 1782 and sought redress for his lost estate. |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Revolutionary War Loyalist Law |
| People | Kenyon, Lloyd Kenyon, Baron (1732-1802) Wright, James, Sir (1716-1785) |
| Place written | England |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Law; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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