Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Document Type
Text
Identifier
29-38383-F031-I002
Exact Creation Date
6-21-1837
Language
English
Other Location
Milledgeville, Georgia
Keywords
Atticus; Slavery; Fugitive Slave Laws; Extraditions
Disciplines
History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Schley, William and Dunlap, Robert P., "1837-06-21 Request for Extradition of Philbrook and Kellerun from William Schley, Governor of Georgia" (1837). Atticus the Slave. 3.
https://digitalmaine.com/atticus_docs/3
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Description
Correspondence from William Schley, Governor of Georgia, to Robert Dunlap, Governor of Maine, requesting the extradition of Captain Daniel Philbrook and Edward Kellerun to Georgia for the crime of "feloniously inveigling, stealing, and carrying away, a negro man slave named Atticus, the property of said James Sagurs and Henry Sagurs..."