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Description
Draft of an act of the Florida Territorial Legislative Council compensating Paul McCormick for the value of his slave, Jane, who was convicted of murder and executed.
Date
1836
Format
Coverage
Topic
Subjects
Geographic Term
Title
Draft of an Act for the Relief of Paul McCormick of Leon County, 1836
Subject
Damages
Remedies (Law)
Slaves
Slavery
Judgments, Criminal
Murder
Capital punishment
Executions and executioners
Hanging
Appraisers
Description
Draft of an act of the Florida Territorial Legislative Council compensating Paul McCormick for the value of his slave, Jane, who was convicted of murder and executed.
Date
1836
Format
legislative acts
Language
eng-US
Type
Text
Identifier
s876_b005_f03_15
Coverage
Territorial Florida (1821-1845)
ImageID
s876_b005_f03_15_01
s876_b005_f03_15_02
Geographic Term
Leon County (Fla.)
Subject - Person
McCormick, Paul
Ward, George Taliaferro, 1810-1862
Braden, Hector Wright, 1798-1846
Parkhill, John, 1786-1855
topic
Politics and Government
Slavery
Thumbnail
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Chicago Manual of Style
Draft of an Act for the Relief of Paul McCormick of Leon County, 1836. 1836. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/347652>, accessed 3 April 2025.
MLA
Draft of an Act for the Relief of Paul McCormick of Leon County, 1836. 1836. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/347652>
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