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The Negro in Tennessee, 1790-1865

Note 42 — Chapter I · Introduction

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“All negroes, mulattoes, bond or free, to the third generation, and Indian servants and slaves, shall be deemed to be taken as persons incapable in law to be witnesses in any case whatsoever, except against each other.” Acts of 1746, Ch. 2, Sec. 50.

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