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Governor Thomas Watkins Ligon nolle prosequi order regarding John Shaw, 1855 October 22

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Scope and Contents

A document signed by Maryland Governor Thomas Watkins Ligon on October 22, 1855, granting a nolle prosequi to John Shaw, whom a Maryland Grand Jury indicted for "the crime of enticing slaves to run away."

Dates: 1855 October 22