Legal document, 1784 December 10-14.

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Legal document, 1784 December 10-14.

The correspondance dated December 10 between Bartlett and Scribner involves a complaint about a "certain negro fellow, James or Jem Nokes," who was accused of stealing a yoke of oxen from another resident of Rockingham County, Abbot. On the back of this correspondance, Bartlett's notes for the trial dated December 14 found Nokes not guilty of the charges.

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Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795

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Trumbull, John, 1756-1843

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American painter of historical subjects. From the description of ALS : New York, to James Madison, 1823 Oct. 20. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122580911 Painter; New York City. From the description of John Trumbull papers, 1787-1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557315 John Trumbull (1756-1843) was an American painter and diplomat. From the guide to the John Trumbull papers, 1780-1840, (The New York Public Library...

Scribner, John D., 1941-

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