I suspect the word "top stack" is misread or miswritten.   Haystack seems a logical word in context.



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In an 1811 court document, there is reference to an enslaved man being jailed for "burning a top stack." Does anyone have any idea what "top stack" might mean in this context?



I was thinking it might be an agricultural reference (like in haystack), but can find nothing conclusive.



Thanks,

Vince





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