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
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