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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Jane Uncles testifies that her formerly enslaved daughter was sentenced to fifteen years in prison for defending herself during a beating by her enslaver]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:alternative><![CDATA[A-9884]]></dcterms:alternative>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Affidavit of Jane Uncles, who says that in 1863 her 15 year old daughter was convicted of striking her mistress &amp; sentenced to 10 years in prison; Uncles says that her daughter defended herself from the beating which her enslaver was in the process of administering to her; the daughter is still in jail. The endorsement notes the right of any of God’s living creatures to defend themselves.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[10/21/1865]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Howard Co, MD]]></dcterms:coverage>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Theresa Duffin reports that her former enslaver beat her after she argued with his wife and that they refuse to return her property]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Affidavit of Theresa Duffin reporting that she had a run-in with her enslaver&#039;s wife in 1863 for which he severely beat her; she complained to the authorities &amp; they promptly lodged her in jail; the enslaver got her out &amp; told her that if she didn&#039;t wish to return to his place she must leave MD; she went to Georgetown; in fall 1864 she returned to the former enslaver&#039;s place to get her children, which he agreed to permit, but he refused to let her carry away some $125 worth of personal effects (interesting list of household furnishings &amp; clothing); she complains about the property, saying that the former master threatened to kill her if she ever returned to his place. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Washington, D.C.]]></dcterms:coverage>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Henrietta Emory explains that she is too poor to provide evidence in her pension case]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:alternative><![CDATA[A-4102]]></dcterms:alternative>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Contains a series of petitions from Henrietta Emory (wife of deceased James Emory) to various claims agents requesting assistance obtaining the back pay and pension due her upon the death of her husband. She spells out the difficulty that many Black families had accessing the benefits to which they were legally entitled. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2/24/1867]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Long Marsh, Queen Anne&#039;s Co]]></dcterms:coverage>
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