[Letter from Wms. C. Wickham to the Governor of North Carolina]

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Creator / Contributor: Wickham, Williams Carter, 1820-1888
Bragg, Thomas, 1810-1872
Thomas, John J.
Ward, Nancy
Lawrence
Title: [Letter from Wms. C. Wickham to the Governor of North Carolina]
Collection Title: Slavery Collection, 1709-1864
Date: 1858-01-21
Description: Four-page letter from Williams Carter Wickham, Presiding Justice of Hanover County Court [Virginia], to Governor of North Carolina Thomas Bragg regarding the incarceration of John J. Thomas, who was arrested for purportedly aiding a slave named Lawrence to escape to a free state. The slave belonged to Nancy Ward of Wayne County, North Carolina.
Identifier: nyhs_sc_b-05_f-14_w18
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Subject: Slavery--Virginia
Slaves--Virginia
Slavery--North Carolina
Slaves--North Carolina
Imprisonment--Virginia
Material type or medium of original: Letters
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