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An indictment brought in court by the grand Jury against Dirck negroman of Jan Heermans viz Ulster ss In the eleventh yeare of Anne of great brittain france
and Ireland queen defender of the faith &c The Jurors for our sovereign lady the queen impaneled & sworne to inquire for the body of the County of ulster upon theire oaths do present Dirck The negroman of Jan heerman of Kingston in said
County for that he the said Dirck on the 31st day Of January in the said eleventh year of our said Sovereign lady the queen that now is at Kingston
Aforesaid in the house of Thomas Van Steenburgon did Enter & then and there with force and armes did Felloniously take steale and carry away sweet cakes Cookies or ginger bread to the value of three- Shillings and other enormitys there & there did do to The grievious damage of the said Thomas Van Steenburgon The evill example of others & against the peace of our Sovereign lady the queen her crowne & dignity and against the laws in those cases made & provided Billa Vera
Rich? Brodhead foreman
The constable of Kingston sent by warrant to bring
Said Negro before the court returns he is not to be found
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Court case of Dirck, accused of stealing sweets |
| Date.Original | 1713-03-03 |
| Description | Record of the court case against Dirck, a slave of Jan Heermans. Dirck was accused of stealing three shillings worth of cakes, cookies, or ginger bread from Thomas Van Steenburgon, and was sentenced to be whipped on the naked back. |
| Subject.TGM |
Slaves Slavery Judicial proceedings |
| Personal Name |
Dirck (slave of Jan Heermans) Van Steenburgon, Thomas |
| HRVH Topic |
Government African Americans |
| Language | eng |
| Format.Original | handwritten manuscript : 2 pages |
| Resource Type | Text |
| Publisher.Digital | Historic Huguenot Street |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Exhibit Homepage | http://www.hrvh.org/exhibit/aa07 |
| Digital.Collection |
African American Presence in the Hudson Valley |
| Holding.Institution | Ulster County Clerk's Office |
| Contact.Information |
244 Fair Street Kingston, NY 12401 |
| Rights | This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial uses of the item may be subject to fees and restrictions. Please contact the holding institution for information. |
| Compound objects | dircksweets |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Resource Identifier | Page1.jpg |
| Publisher.Digital | Historic Huguenot Street |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Format.Digital | image/jpeg |
| Holding.Institution | Ulster County Clerk's Office |
| Contact.Information |
244 Fair Street Kingston, NY 12401 |
| Rights | This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial uses of the item may be subject to fees and restrictions. Please contact the holding institution for information. |
| Transcript | See Translation |
| Translation |
An indictment brought in court by the grand Jury against Dirck negroman of Jan Heermans viz Ulster ss In the eleventh yeare of Anne of great brittain france and Ireland queen defender of the faith &c The Jurors for our sovereign lady the queen impaneled & sworne to inquire for the body of the County of ulster upon theire oaths do present Dirck The negroman of Jan heerman of Kingston in said County for that he the said Dirck on the 31st day Of January in the said eleventh year of our said Sovereign lady the queen that now is at Kingston Aforesaid in the house of Thomas Van Steenburgon did Enter & then and there with force and armes did Felloniously take steale and carry away sweet cakes Cookies or ginger bread to the value of three- Shillings and other enormitys there & there did do to The grievious damage of the said Thomas Van Steenburgon The evill example of others & against the peace of our Sovereign lady the queen her crowne & dignity and against the laws in those cases made & provided Billa Vera Rich? Brodhead foreman The constable of Kingston sent by warrant to bring Said Negro before the court returns he is not to be found |
| Compound objects | dircksweets |
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