Claim Against a Mississippi Sheriff for Selling a Runaway Slave Illegally

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Autograph Letter Signed, “Z. Ph. Faurie” 1p. folio, March 29, 1827, Natchez, Mississippi, and reads “Be it rememberd that I have this day constituted and appointed P.M. Lafice, my agent to claim & received receipt in full for my claim versus the State of Mississippi for balance due me on a certain negro man named John alias Sam sold by the Sff. of Adams County, as a runaway - said negro being my property - and I do hereby also authorize said Lafrice to...mke all necessary demands to the prope authorities for the recovery of said balance coming to me...” VG.

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