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Alanson Greenman was charged for stealing, enticing to run away, and harboring a female slave named Kezia in Georgia from her owner, Robert Willnes Flourney. The event occurred on April 13, 1841 and Greenman was found guilty of three charges by the grand jurors of Chatham County, Georgia. William Henry Seward was engaged with the governor of Georgia regarding this case, according to a letter from Frances to Lazette on July 19, 1841.

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 19, 1841

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Alanson Greenman was charged for stealing, enticing to run away, and harboring a female slave named Kezia in Georgia from her owner, Robert Willnes Flourney. The event occurred on April 13, 1841 and Greenman was found guilty of three charges by the grand jurors of Chatham County, Georgia. William Henry Seward was engaged with the governor of Georgia regarding this case, according to a letter from Frances to Lazette on July 19, 1841.
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Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Documents of the Assembly of New York, Volume 1
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
New York State
Publisher Location: 
University of California
Year: 
1842
Start Page: 
74
End Page: 
75
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