Nanny Pegee versus John Hook
By: by Martha H. Young.
Contributors: Franklin County Historical Society (Va.)
Publisher: Historical Society of Franklin County, Virginia
Published: 2002
Place of publication: [Virginia]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 53
Subjects: Pegee, Nanny.; Pegee, Nanny -- Family.; Pegee, Nanny -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Hook, John, 1745-1808; Hook, John, 1745-1808 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Slaves -- Virginia -- Franklin County -- Biography.; Slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Virginia -- Franklin County -- History -- 18th century.; Slavery -- Virginia -- Franklin County -- History -- 18th century.; Slaveholders -- Virginia -- Franklin County -- Biography.; Franklin County (Va.) -- Biography.; Franklin County (Va.) -- Race relations.
Genres: Trials, litigation, etc.; Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 53).
"John Hook, a wealthy land owner in western Virginia, purchased Nanny Pegee as a slave in 1787, but Nanny fought back in a trial for her freedom in Franklin County, Virginia."