"Judge Jacob and his Dinah" (magazine article)

"Judge Jacob and his Dinah" (magazine article)

Wardner, Henry Steele, 1867-1935.

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 selectmen sued Jacob for the care of the woman. This article was written by the man who found the original bill of sale in the basement of the Windsor town hall in 1889 or 1890.

The Vermonter, vol. 19, no. 5-6 (May-June 1914): 80-88.

May-June 1914

Vermont Historical Society printed collection (974.3 V598v).

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