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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06375 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1858 |
| Title | Petition of a free black to become a slave of W.C. Lewis |
| Date | 4 October 1858 |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Ann Jackson's petition to become the property of W. C. Lewis, signed by her with an "X". The document was based on an Act of the Texas Legislature "Free persons of African descent [may] select their own master and become slaves...." With stamp of Company seal. For related documents see GLC08955, GLC03840, and GLC09123. |
| Subjects | Slave Life Woman Author Women's History African American History Slavery Freemen Petition Texas American West |
| Place written | Gillespie, Texas |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History; 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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