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Preferred Citation:

Jesse Green Affidavit, 1863 August 1, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase from Neverbird Antiques with funds from the Lyon Gardiner Tyler Library Endowment, 2018.

Scope and Contents

Two page filing with the City of Petersburg regarding the residence, wealth, and suspicious death of Green's sister, Fillis Turner, a free African American who resided with Phil Seward. Within the Affidavit, Green accounts the tumultuous relationship between his sister and her companion, the money she had on hand before her death, and the sudden and suspicious nature of her death. In his affidavit, Green requests a full inquiry of the courts into these matters on behalf of himself and his children as the benefactors of his sister's wealth and possessions. A typed transcription of the affidavit is included with the original.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Free African Americans--Virginia
• Premature death
• Purchased from Neverbird Antiques.
• Turner, Fillis
• Wills