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Preferred Citation:

Commission of Francis Lightfoot Lee et al. as Justices of the Peace from His Majesty's Lt. Governor, Francis Fauqier, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William & Mary

Acquisition Information:

Purchase.  Mss. Acc. 1990.07A

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Scope and Contents

Commission of Francis Lightfoot Lee et al as justices of the peace to try slaves for capital crimes in court of oyer and terminer.  Signed by Francis Fauquier.  Partly printed document.  Williamsburg, 15 Dec. 1767.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• African Americans--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
• Criminal courts--Virginia--Loudoun County.
• Judges--Selection and appointment--Virginia--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
• Judges--Virginia--History
• Legal documents
• Loudoun County (Va.)--History--18th century
• United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775