Sentence of Liggett
Summary
James W. Liggett of Washington County was convicted by the Circuit Court of Washington Co. for obtaining money under false pretenses. Liggett visited slaveowner John A. Gordon of Spotsylvania, VA, who had advertised for a runaway slave. Liggett said that he would return the runaway slave who was in PA for a fee of $700. The slave, in fact, was already captured and in the Hagerstown jail. After the slave was turned over to his master, Gordon realized that Liggett had not captured the slave so he prosecuted Liggett for obtaining his $700 under false pretenses.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Valley Register
Publication Date: March 15th, 1861
Page/Column: 2C
Town: Middletown, MD
County: Frederick
Subjects
- African Americans
