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"Judge Jacob and his Dinah" (magazine article)
This 1914 article explains the notorious case of the Selectmen of Windsor v. Stephen Jacob, Esq. The defendant had held a negro woman, Dinah, as a slave for many years but when she became infirm the town became responsible for her care. The…
Bill of sale of a "Negro Woman Slave, " Dinah
Although Vermont prohibited slavery in its constitution of 1777, slavery persisted in the state after that date. One of the most famous examples is Dinah, a slave owned by Vermont Supreme Court justice Stephen Jacob of Windsor. This is a typescript…
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"Spanish" influenza : some facts about it and how to prevent its spread.
A broadside announcing that a quarantine would be going into effect in Brandon, Vermont, on October 5, 1918, for nine days. The broadside also…