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Documents pertaining to a court case of Moses Night (plaintiff) versus Peter Bainbridge (defendent), 1794-1795

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

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Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

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Documents pertaining to a court case of Moses Night (plaintiff) versus Peter Bainbridge (defendent), 1794-1795
Collection

Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1794 - 1795
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: SC Rare Lapidus Collection Box 1 Folder 38
Topics
Slavery
Slave trade
Abolitionists
African Americans
Blacks
Enslaved persons
Abolition movement
Antislavery movements
Night, Moses
Bainbridge, Peter
Slavery -- Maryland -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Documents
Notes
Content: There are 2 interrogatories (one on behalf of the plaintiff (24th Novr 1794), and one on behalf of the defendent (undated).
Content: The docket (on the plaintiff's interrogatory) explains the case and names the attornies (24th Novr. 1794).
Physical Description
Extent: 5 pages. 20x32 cm.
Description
3 documents concerning a Frederick County court case: Petition dated 24th Nov. 1794 (2 pages) -- document filed 1 April 1795 (4 pages) -- Interrogatories and testimony of Henry Miller undated (2 pages). Case regarding the right of possession of slaves as plaintiff Night moved from the Carolinas into Maryland and therefore was a freed man.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 930783511
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20846752
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b781d150-9d31-0133-63f2-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1794: Created (Approximate)
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Documents pertaining to a court case of Moses Night (plaintiff) versus Peter Bainbridge (defendent), 1794-1795" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1794 - 1795. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b747310-da53-0133-0d42-00505686a51c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Documents pertaining to a court case of Moses Night (plaintiff) versus Peter Bainbridge (defendent), 1794-1795" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b747310-da53-0133-0d42-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1794 - 1795). Documents pertaining to a court case of Moses Night (plaintiff) versus Peter Bainbridge (defendent), 1794-1795 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b747310-da53-0133-0d42-00505686a51c

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Documents pertaining to a court case of Moses Night (plaintiff) versus Peter Bainbridge (defendent), 1794-1795