Queens County Court of General Sessions of the Peace record
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A decision issued by the Queens County Court of General Sessions of the Peace, dated 1799. The case in question concerned a John Schenck of the town of North Hempstead, Long Island, who sought the court's approval to manumit (or free) an enslaved African-American man named Prince.
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A decision issued by the Queens County Court of General Sessions of the Peace, dated 1799. The case in question concerned a John Schenck of the town of North Hempstead, Long Island, who sought the court's approval to manumit (or free) an enslaved African-American man named Prince. The court ruled in favor of Schenck and allowed Prince to be freed. The document lists the names of all the judges and lawyers involved with the case.
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Identification of item, date (if known); Queens County Court of General Sessions of the Peace record, 1977.106, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
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Source and date of acquisition unknown. This item was formally accessioned in 1977.