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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