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Title	Court of Sessions 1696
Date.Original	1696
Description	The court considered the gathering of more than three slaves to be dangerous and unlawful. Slaves accused of assembling or gathering would be publicly whipped or their masters would be ordered to pay a fine.
Subject.LCSH	Slavery -- Law and legislation
Subject.TGM	Slavery
HRVH Topic	Government African Americans
Language	eng
Format.Original	handwritten manuscript
Resource Type	Text
Resource Identifier	Court_of_Sessions_1696_NegroGathering.jpg
Publisher.Digital	Historic Huguenot Street
Date.Digital	2007
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
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.
Transcript	Whereas the grand Inquest for ye: body of this County Brought in an agrievence for that the Negros of said County doe asemble together upon the Sabbath and at other unreasonable howres against ye: peace of our Souveraign Lord the king y+ Now is &c __ ,The Court haveing taken into Consideration who Dangerous it is the Assembling of Negros and their wondering at onseasonable ^howres the Court therefore orders y+; if at any ____ ho____ above ye ; number of three Negros bee found together uppon ye: Lords Day or at any unseasonable howres Except they bee uppon their Masters Lawfull occasions that such Negros shall bee publicly wipt or the Master to pay ae pss of Eight for Each Negros ffredom, and this order to Continue in forev untill the next Court of Sessions------

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