In this Northampton County Court ruling, dating to 1659–1660, the free African American and former slave Phillip Mongom (also Mongon) is accused of stealing hogs.
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Author: Northhampton County Court
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Court Ruling on Anthony Johnson and His Servant (1655)
On March 8, 1655, the Northampton County Court ruled in favor of Anthony Johnson, a free man of African descent, when he was accused of keeping an indentured servant as a slave.
