Freedom Suit of Kitty

event name

Freedom Suit of Kitty

location

Residence of Mary Ringgold

Identifier

EV_3076

first name

Kitty

age

Child

event type

Legal Proceeding

event date

1837-01-25

notes

Subpoena also issued on 27 October 1836; result of freedom suit unknown, although no children on 1840 census

source

National Archives and Records Administration. 1837. "Summons of Tench Ringgold & Mary Ringgold, 25 January 1837. Susan v. Tench Ringgold & Mary Ringgold." Record Group 21, Entry 6, Box 569, Folder 207. As found in "O Say Can You See: Early Washington, D.C., Law & Family". https://earlywashingtondc.org/doc/oscys.case.0208.002 (ccessed 27 October 2024).

place

Washington County, DC

place type

County

party

Unnamed

enslaver

Tench Ringgold

Mary Ringgold