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Bound manuscript 2

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

James Eppinger slave ledger used to record expenses for the purchase, hire, and "maintenance" of slaves, 1818-1830

 unspecified — bound manuscript: 2
Scope and Contents

Also includes manuscript copies of a verdict and public statements surrounding a court case concerning disputes of Frederick Selleck vs. Isaac Ruckhill, James Eppinger, and Dr. John P. Berthelot of Savannah, Georgia, over a free black man and woman whom Selleck allegedly confined and possibly intended to enslave.

Dates: 1818-1830