Jane Uncles testifies that her formerly enslaved daughter was sentenced to fifteen years in prison for defending herself during a beating by her enslaver
description: Affidavit of Jane Uncles, who says that in 1863 her 15 year old daughter was convicted of striking her mistress & sentenced to 10 years in prison; Uncles says that her daughter defended herself from the beating which her enslaver was in the process of administering to her; the daughter is still in jail. The endorsement notes the right of any of God’s living creatures to defend themselves.
date: 10/21/1865
coverage: Howard Co, MD