Letter from John Shoemaker Tyson, [Baltimore, Maryland], [1830]

Item Information

Title:
Letter from John Shoemaker Tyson, [Baltimore, Maryland], [1830]
Description:
This document lists a series of questions, or "interrogatives," that were written by "John S. Tyson At[torne]y for Def[endan]t" to ask witnesses supporting Garrison in his defence. Some of these questions are, "What vessels have been owned by the plaintiff [Francis Todd] within the last two or twelve years?" and "Have you any knowledge of the employment of any other vessel belonging to the said Todd in the said Southern slave trade?" The document is signed by William Gibson, the clerk of the Maryland Circuit Court (Baltimore County), and states that it is a "true copy."
Author:
Tyson, John S. (John Shoemaker), 1797-1864
Date:
[1830]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Genre:
Law materials
Lists
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Slave trade--United States--History
Maryland. Circuit Court (Baltimore County)
Gibson, William, 1753-1832
Todd, Francis
Tyson, John S. (John Shoemaker), 1797-1864
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 33 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z110c17p
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
[Baltimore, Maryland]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
For a related document, listing the Commissioners of the Defendant in the case of Francis Todd v. William Lloyd Garrison, see MS A.1.2 v.41, p.7.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5870195
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.41, p.8
Barcode:
39999085840666