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1. Case of Lydia Witten, 1799

Case of Lydia Witten, 1799

Date:: 1799
Description:: This document is a court case discussing a law suit to recover wages brought by Lydia Witten, a midwife who delivered the child of a slave women (referenced as "negro woman") without the consent of her master.