Lawsuit: A.D. Dickinson v. Hampden-Sydney College, 1872

Item

Title

Lawsuit: A.D. Dickinson v. Hampden-Sydney College, 1872

Description

In 1872, Asa Dupuy Dickinson sued the Hampden-Sydney College for nonpayment of funds for the lease of an enslaved man, David Ross, whom he owned. Dickinson was apparently awarded $804.70 for Ross's work.

Event Type

See all items with this valueLegal: Civil action

Action Status

See all items with this valueCompleted

Date

1872

Date Certainty

Inferred

Location

Lynchburg, VA

Preceding Event

Nonpayment of funds

Following Event

Dickinson awarded $804.70 from Hampden-Sydney College.

Source

See all items with this valueA.D. Dickinson Vs. Hampden-Sydney College, 1872. N.p., 1872. Print.

Primary Participant

David Ross

Freedom Status

See all items with this valueEnslaved

Enslaver

See all items with this valueAsa Dupuy Dickinson

Author

City of Lynchburg Court Records.

Additional Participant

See all items with this valueHampden-Sydney College

Hirer

Hampden-Sydney College

Petitioner

See all items with this valueAsa Dupuy Dickinson

Defendant

See all items with this valueHampden-Sydney College

Organization

See all items with this valueHampden-Sydney College