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Harrison, William Henry, Vincennes, to Dr. Fredrick Ridgley, Woodford County, Kentucky

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Harrison asks Ridgley to explain the details of the contract made with the former owner of Molly, a former slave from Kentucky whom Harrison had arranged to bring to the Indiana Territory as an indentured servant.Ridgley, FredrickTranscription of letter is located in Box 1, Folder 13, of the collection.
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Keywords

  1. Harrison, William Henry, 1773 1841
  2. Indentured Servants
  3. Indiana
  4. Law And Legislation
  5. Legal Status Of Slaves In Free States
  6. Northwest, Old
  7. Ridgley, Fredrick
  8. Slaver
  9. Slavery
  10. United States

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