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Deposition of Thomas Janney in Furman v. Vanhorne
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Deposition of Thomas Janney in Furman v. Vanhorne

1784 Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)

Deposition from the 1784-86 court case Furman v. Vanhorne related to determining the rightful owner of the enslaved man Prime.

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The Manumission of Prime
Creator Thomas Janney Source

Case 13549, Supreme Court Case Files, 1704-1844, New Jersey State Archives, Department of State, Trenton, New Jersey.

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