Petition from Harry Pope and Sarah Timsy to Recover their Children

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Title

Petition from Harry Pope and Sarah Timsy to Recover their Children

Description

In this undated document, two formerly enslaved parents in Cherokee County, Texas, petition Governor Andrew Jackson Hamilton for help in recovering their children from "the former owner by force of arms" after they were "taken out of the petitioners hands by force of arms." Pope and Timsy write that "our children does not want to stay with their former owner."

Creator

Harry Pope and Sarah Timsey

Source

Papers of Governor Andrew Jackson Hamilton, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Publisher

Published here by W. Caleb McDaniel

Date

Unknown, probably 1866

Rights

This item is believed to be in the public domain. No copyright in the item is asserted or implied by its publication here.

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

494B389B-4F0D-4370-BD82-4AFD91993AC2