Case of Lydia Witten, 1799

Title:

Case of Lydia Witten, 1799

Date:

1799

Creator (Personal):

Blythe, Joseph

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.

Collection Title:

Slave Records in the Discrete Manuscript Collection

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Series:

Joseph Blyth Papers, 1799-1813

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Blythe, Joseph

Topical Subject:

Slavery, Actions and defenses, Slaveholders, Childbirth, Eighteenth century, and Enslaved persons

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Georgetown County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

43-0791

Date Digital:

2021-06

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

256486