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The Georgia justice of peace: containing the duties, powers and authorities of that office, as regulated by the laws now in force in this state, to which is added, a number of warrants, and other precedents, interspersed under their several heads

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Title

The Georgia justice of peace: containing the duties, powers and authorities of that office, as regulated by the laws now in force in this state, to which is added, a number of warrants, and other precedents, interspersed under their several heads

Collection

Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1804
Place: Augusta, Georgia
Publisher: Printed by George F. Randolph

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: SC Rare C 15-37 (Lapidus Collection)

Subjects

Slavery
Slave trade
African Americans
Blacks
Enslaved persons
Justices of the peace -- Georgia

Genres

Documents
Books

Notes

Content: Includes index (4 pages at end, included in page count).

Physical Description

Extent: 192 pages. 13x22 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

Library of Congress Control Number: 10026479
RLIN/OCLC: 42863130
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20856225
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d87733b0-d992-0133-17f6-00505686a51c

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Date Issued

1804

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "The Georgia justice of peace: containing the duties, powers and authorities of that office, as regulated by the laws now in force in this state, to which is added, a number of warrants, and other precedents, interspersed under their several heads" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1804. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d87733b0-d992-0133-17f6-00505686a51c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1804). The Georgia justice of peace: containing the duties, powers and authorities of that office, as regulated by the laws now in force in this state, to which is added, a number of warrants, and other precedents, interspersed under their several heads Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d87733b0-d992-0133-17f6-00505686a51c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "The Georgia justice of peace: containing the duties, powers and authorities of that office, as regulated by the laws now in force in this state, to which is added, a number of warrants, and other precedents, interspersed under their several heads" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d87733b0-d992-0133-17f6-00505686a51c

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