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Sally Miller and Free Woman Recounted in Court
An old German immigrant Sally Miller gains freedom in a District Court ruling after a lengthy case tracing her origins from Alsace to Hamburg to New York. The narrative covers her sale, legal battle, witnesses, and the judge’s final decision declaring her free.
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Aving
West
Albert Hale
Springfield
Charles Dresser
Isaac H. Brown
Waverly
Elisha Jenney
Sangamon
Morgan Counties
Quincy
B. Clifford & CO
Jane
Quincy Hovust Conner
Thomas Elmes, JR
Anil
Old Post Ice Corner
C. MW. Pomroy & CO
Commercial Alley
J. E. Norwood & CO
Atlinois
Z. Jones
Jones & A
Jones, Wheeler & CO
Herman H. Meier
St. Lovie
Quincy House
Sally Miller
Supreme Court
Salo Miller
Salome Uller
Langenesaultzback
Alsace
Lower Rhine
Haring
Preas
Attakapas
Sally
Sears
Madame Carl
Louis Belmonti
Salome Muller
Belmonti
John F. Miller
Carl
Lafayette
Daniel
Dorothea Muller
Belmont
District Court
Miller
Anthony Williams
Mobile
Malunese Lave
Bridget
Williams
Ridget
Daniel Miller
Uriz
Rex Oes Nome
Trist
Coprens Cver
Wiesbaden
Nassau
Germatys
Ito
Okden
Belgium
Jake
Riad
Hudsons
Bastosl
England
Caldwell
Bheach
Caldtwell’s
Cotr
Entquirer