Freedom Papers of Joe Cornish

Dublin Core

Title

Freedom Papers of Joe Cornish

Subject

Freedom papers; free persons of color

Description

This document, issued by the Board of Police of Adams County, enabled the recipient, a free man of color named Joe Cornish, to remain in the county. The document provides a physical description of Mr. Cornish, and attests to his good character. The importance of the document is in part conveyed by the materials used to create it: thick vellum, and the official seal of the Adams County Board of Police. A Certificate of Freedom was not impermeable protection, however - a writ of habeas corpus (“produce the body”), describing Joe Cornish as a runaway slave, issued in March of 1843, is held by the Beinecke Library at Yale.

Creator

Adams County Board of Police

Source

Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University

https://msstate.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16631coll26/id/8/rec/6

Date

02-06-1842

Contributor

Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Format

Image/jpg

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

MSS_658_Freedom_Papers_Cornish_1842

Coverage

1842, Confederate State of America