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Draft of an Act to Amend an Act Relating to Crimes and Misdemeanors, 1845
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Description
Draft of an act of the Florida Territorial Legislative Council establishing the death penalty as the punishment for stealing enslaved persons.
Date
1845
Format
Coverage
Topic
Subjects
Geographic Term
Title
Draft of an Act to Amend an Act Relating to Crimes and Misdemeanors, 1845
Subject
Slaves
Slavery
Theft
Judgments, Criminal
Crime
Punishment
Capital punishment
Legislative amendments
Statutes and codes
Repeal of legislation
Description
Draft of an act of the Florida Territorial Legislative Council establishing the death penalty as the punishment for stealing enslaved persons.
Date
1845
Format
legislative acts
Language
eng-US
Type
Text
Identifier
s877_b006_f02_11
Coverage
Territorial Florida (1821-1845)
ImageID
s877_b006_f02_11_01
s877_b006_f02_11_02
Geographic Term
Florida
topic
Politics and Government
Slavery
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Chicago Manual of Style
Draft of an Act to Amend an Act Relating to Crimes and Misdemeanors, 1845. 1845. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/349407>, accessed 5 April 2025.
MLA
Draft of an Act to Amend an Act Relating to Crimes and Misdemeanors, 1845. 1845. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/349407>
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