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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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.
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.