A Guide to the Thomas Hill Court Petition, 1812-1813
A Collection in the
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`s
John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 2000.65
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Thomas Hill Court Petition, Manuscript #MS 2000.65, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 1981
Biographical/Historical Information
None available
Scope and Content
Hill petitions the Virginia Court to return to him his runaway apprentice, Hugh O'Hara. O'Hara has joined the U.S. Army and is serving under Captain Archibald Randolph and Col. James P. Preston. A disagreement among the judges hearing the case makes a verdict impossible.
Arrangement
N/A
Index Terms
- Carr, Dabney
- Hill, Thomas
- Holmes, Hugh
- Lee, Ludwell
- O'Hara, Hugh
- Preston, James P.
- Randolph, Archibald
- White, Robert
- United States. Army
- Apprentices - Virginia
- Child labor - Virginia
- Child soldiers - Virginia
- Court Records - Virginia
- Domestics - Virginia
- Master and ServantzVirginia
- Soldiers - United States