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.

Abstract

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.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 930783511
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20846752
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b781d150-9d31-0133-63f2-00505686d14e

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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/b781d150-9d31-0133-63f2-00505686d14e

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/b781d150-9d31-0133-63f2-00505686d14e

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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 December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b781d150-9d31-0133-63f2-00505686d14e

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