Records of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia relating to slaves, 1851-63.

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Bibliographic Details
OCLC:6968440
Corporate Authors: United States. District Court (District of Columbia), United States. National Archives and Records Service
Language:English
Published: Washington : National Archives, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1963.
Series:National Archives microfilm publications. microcopy no. 433.
NARA ; M433.
Subjects:
United States. > District Court (District of Columbia) > Archives.
Slavery > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century > Sources.
Slaves > Emancipation > Washington (D.C.) > History > Sources.
Fugitive slaves > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century > Sources.
African Americans > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century > Sources.
Court records > Washington (D.C.)
Washington (D.C.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Sources.
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Government Document Monograph Microform

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Description
Item Description:"On the 3 rolls of this microfilm publication are reproduced all the records relating to slavery in the District of Columbia that were kept by the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia. These unbound records include emancipation papers, 1857-63; manumission papers, 1851-63; and case papers relating to fugitive slaves, 1851-63."--Introd.
Introd. on reel 1.
Part of National Archives Record group 21, Records of the district courts of the United States.
Listed in "Microfilm resources for research," 2000 as: M433.
Physical Description:3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

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