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Court Documents (Clark County, Indiana) Relating to Matilda Baker

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01149

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Court documents, 1820, relating to a case between Matilda Baker and William Lewis, who is described as "a man of color." Baker alledged that Lewis tried to rape her and the court documents are primarily bonds to ensure the appearance of the defendant, plantiff, and witnesses in the case. Lewis was convicted and setenced to a fine of one cent and 39 lashes. He appealed on the basis of a new witness, but the result of that appeal is not known.

There are also transcriptions of these documents provided by the seller which have not been verified.

Dates

  • Creation: 1820

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Extent

0.01 Linear Foot

Additional Description

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in November 2012.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Court Documents (Clark County, Indiana) Relating to Matilda Baker
Author
Finding Aid Authors: Benjamin Bromley, Public Services Archives Specialist.
Date
2012-11-19
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
The collection description/finding aid is written in English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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