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Draft of an Act to Prevent the Unlawful and Violent Taking of Personal Property, 1837
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Description
Draft of an act of the Florida Territorial Legislative Council to provide a civil procedure for addressing stolen enslaved persons or other property.
Date
1837
Format
Coverage
Topic
Geographic Term
Title
Draft of an Act to Prevent the Unlawful and Violent Taking of Personal Property, 1837
Subject
Slaves
Slavery
Theft
Actions and defenses
Justices of the peace
Appellate procedure
Description
Draft of an act of the Florida Territorial Legislative Council to provide a civil procedure for addressing stolen enslaved persons or other property.
Date
1837
Format
legislative acts
Language
eng-US
Type
Text
Identifier
s876_b005_f07_42
Coverage
Territorial Florida (1821-1845)
ImageID
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s876_b005_f07_42_02
s876_b005_f07_42_03
s876_b005_f07_42_04
Geographic Term
Florida
topic
Politics and Government
Slavery
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Chicago Manual of Style
Draft of an Act to Prevent the Unlawful and Violent Taking of Personal Property, 1837. 1837. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/347773>, accessed 6 April 2025.
MLA
Draft of an Act to Prevent the Unlawful and Violent Taking of Personal Property, 1837. 1837. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/347773>
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