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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manuscripts and Documents Description An account of the resource This collection consists of manuscripts and documents which were acquired as individual items not forming part of a large collection of personal papers or corporate records. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Recto] Virginia st William Gooch Edqr: his Majesty's Lieutenant Governor & Commander in Chief of the Colony & Dominon of Virginia To George Newton William Crafford Willis Wilson Thomas Scott Matthew Godfries John Hutchings Thomas Wright Robert Tucker John Taylor Samuel Smith William Portlock Caleb Wilson Solomon Wilson the Elder Willis Wilson Josias Smith John Tripp Thomas Newton Charles Sweney Nathaniel Tatum & John Tucker of the County of Norfolk Gent. Greeting Know ye that whereas I have Constituted & appointed you Justices of Oyer & Terminer for the Trial of Nana Negro Woman Slave belonging to Edward Magee for Felony I DO therefore by virtue of the Powers & Authorities to me Granted by his Majesty as Commander in Chief of this Dominion Authorize & appoint that the Commission being Read as usual any one of you the said George Newton William Crafford Willis Wilson Thomas Scott Matthew Godfrey John Hutchings Thonas Wright Robert Tucker John Taylor Samuel Smith or William Portlock having first taken the Oate appoited by Act of Parliament to be taken instead of ^ the Oathes of Allegiance & Supremacy the Oath appointed to be taken by "an Act of Parliament made in the first year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the first Intituled an Act for the further security of his Majesty's Person & Government & the "Succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia being Protestants & for Extinguishing the House of the pretended Prince of Wales and his Open & secret Abettors' As also the Test together with with the Oath for duly Executing the Office of a Justice of Oyer & Terminer which the said Caleb Wilson & Solomon Wilson ^ the Elder or any two in the Commission above named are hereby required Authorized & Impowered to give & Administer to you, you administer to the above Justices & every of them in the Commission above named the above mention'd Oaths & Test together with the Oath for duly executing the Office of ^ a Justice of Oyer & Terminer of the Performance of which you are to make due return to the Secretary's Office Given under my hand and the Seal of the Colony at Williamsburgh the twenty fifth Day of August One thousand Seven hundred & forty four In the Eighteenth year of the Reign of our Sovering Lord King George the Second William Gooch. [Verso] Dedimus Potestatem for Administering Oaths &c To Justices of Oyer & Terminier Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Ink on paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commission of oyer and terminer issued by William Gooch in the case of Nana, 1744 August 25 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS1977.1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia. Lieutenant Governor (1727-1749 : Gooch) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1744-08-25 Description An account of the resource Commission of Virginia Lieutenant-governor William Gooch appointing justices from Norfolk County to sit as a court in the trial of Nana, an enslaved woman belonging to Edward Magee, for the commission of a felony. The men named in the commission are George Newton William Crafford Willis Wilson Thomas Scott Matthew Godfries John Hutchings Thomas Wright Robert Tucker John Taylor Samuel Smith William Portlock Caleb Wilson Solomon Wilson the Elder Willis Wilson Josias Smith John Tripp Thomas Newton Charles Sweney Nathaniel Tatum & John Tucker. The commission was signed by Gooch and dated August 25, 1744. A wax seal illustrated with a crown is attached to the document by a cloth ribbon. Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1item ([2] pages) ; 36.9 x 34.3 cm Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Nana (Enslaved person in Norfolk County, Va.) Magee, Edward African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Virginia--Norfolk County Crime--Virginia--Norfolk County Enslaved persons--Virginia--Norfolk County Commissions (permissions). aat Seals. rbmscv