..Governor Edward Coles . in p^ i 2. u APPENDIX 207 years of age, Nancy Gaines a black woman about five feet highand about sixteen or seventeen years of age whereof the saidEdward Coles (Defendant) was master, and the said EdwardColes Defendant in violation of the act aforesaid on the same dayand year aforesaid did bring into the state of Illinois the aforesaidor above described ten persons of colour and slaves whereof thesaid Defendant was master for the purpose of emancipating andsetting the same at liberty and the said Defendant did then andthere in the County aforesaid on the day and year
..Governor Edward Coles . in p^ i 2. u APPENDIX 207 years of age, Nancy Gaines a black woman about five feet highand about sixteen or seventeen years of age whereof the saidEdward Coles (Defendant) was master, and the said EdwardColes Defendant in violation of the act aforesaid on the same dayand year aforesaid did bring into the state of Illinois the aforesaidor above described ten persons of colour and slaves whereof thesaid Defendant was master for the purpose of emancipating andsetting the same at liberty and the said Defendant did then andthere in the County aforesaid on the day and year aforesaidemancipate and set at liberty the above described ten persons ofColour slaves as aforesaid, the said Defendant not having pre-viously or since his setting at liberty or emancipating the samegiven his bond to the county commissioners for the county ofMadison in the penalty of one thousand dollars in conformitywith the provisions of the aforesaid recited act; and hath therebyforfeited the sum of two thousand dollars to the us
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