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where is the "text" from? Is this a legal case?
paul finkelman
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> I have a very puzzling African-American family history, dating to the late
> 1860s, which states that in 1780 a free white man had a child with a
> mixed-race slave (black, white, and Cherokee) in Virginia. The history
> states that even though the mother was a slave the child was free because
> of the mother's Indian blood. The text states: "His mother being of
> Indian descent, made him, under the laws of Virginia, a free born man."
> Was there such a law? In fact, the child in question was always regarded
> as free as far as I can tell.
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> I would appreciate any help.
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> Henry Wiencek
> Charlottesville
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