News Article Announcing an Ohioan's Petition for an Enslaved Person Named Jacob Eye to Be Freed

Creator

Ebenezer Lane

Files

Description

News article announcing that a man from Ohio, Ebenezer Lane, has petitioned for the freedom of an enslaved man named Jacob Eye, who belonged to Lane but was living in New Orleans; however, a jury refused to grant his request

Approximate Creation Date

1834-02-17

Time Period

1830-1839

Subjects

Enslaved persons ; Slaveholders ; Slavery -- Louisiana ; Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- Sources

Geographic Location

New Orleans (La.)

Object Type

Text

Physical Format

article

Digital Format

TIFF

Digital ID

MUM00431_stone_b1_f4_041

Source

Alfred H. Stone Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Repository

University of Mississippi

Digital Publisher

University of Mississippi Libraries

Rights

This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

Recommended Citation

Lane, Ebenezer, "News Article Announcing an Ohioan's Petition for an Enslaved Person Named Jacob Eye to Be Freed" (2022). University of Mississippi. 127.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/lantern-um/127

Contact Information

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