[Letter to the Governor of Maryland, Horatio Sharpe]

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Creator / Contributor: Fitzhugh, William
Hopewell, Hugh
Jack
Sharpe, Horatio, 1718-1790
Title: [Letter to the Governor of Maryland, Horatio Sharpe]
Collection Title: Slavery Collection, 1709-1864
Date: 1766-06-16
Description: Petition to the Governor of Maryland asking for a pardon of Jack, a Negro slave, having confessed to stealing goods from the house of Mr. Hopewell. Signature partially legible, possibly William Fitzhugh. Slip of paper in different hand dated 2nd August 1766 identifies this as Col. Fitzhugh's letter to the Governor [i.e. Horatio Sharpe] relative to the conviction of Negro Jack.
Identifier: nyhs_sc_b-05_f-05_f14
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Subject: Slaves--Maryland
Slavery--Maryland
Capital punishment--Maryland
Pardon--Maryland
Material type or medium of original: Letters
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