Depositions of Peyton and Jane Graves in the case of Elva v. Edwin Jenkins, August 21, 1853
Depositions totaling fourteen pages that contain the testimony of plantation owner Peyton L. Graves and his wife, Jane, regarding the case brought by their neighbor Elva Jenkins against her husband Edwin Jenkins, in Wilcox County, Alabama. The depositions include accounts of a violent dog attack aga...
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| Summary: | Depositions totaling fourteen pages that contain the testimony of plantation owner Peyton L. Graves and his wife, Jane, regarding the case brought by their neighbor Elva Jenkins against her husband Edwin Jenkins, in Wilcox County, Alabama. The depositions include accounts of a violent dog attack against Elva, as well as her resentment over Edwin's favoritism toward an enslaved woman named Becky. They are signed by Commissioner William P. Carter of the Chancery Court of the State of Alabama for Wilcox County. |
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