1840, Unnamed, Mention
- Title
- 1840, Unnamed, Mention
- Description
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If an enslaved person was confined by the Town Marshals, the owner must pay $1.00 or the slave would be whipped.
Partial Transcript: "It was discretionary with the Town Marshal to whip or confine all negroes found on the streets after nine o'clock, and the owner of slaves confined must pay $1.00 to the Marshal or have the slave whipped." - Event Type
- Mention
- Action Status
- Completed
- Date
- 1840
- Date Certainty
- Questionable
- Location
- Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
- Related Event
- 1840, Unnamed, Violence (Punishment)
- Freedom Status
- Enslaved
- Author
- Augustus Longstreet Hull
- Petitioner
- Town Marshals
- Source Resource
- http://onthesegroundsuga.digilabuga.org/api/items/666
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