Patterson, John K. Deposition, 1841. 1 item. Location: Misc.:P. Slave-related deposition given by New Orleans resident John K. Patterson in reference to his service on a Grand Jury while living in Vicksburg, Miss., in 1838. He mentions a particular criminal complaint against John W. Edgerton, "then Master of the Steamer George Washington preferred by Richard Christmas charging said Edgerton with having carried off two negroes belonging to said Christmas on said steamer in violation of the laws of Mississippi..." Deposition signed by New Orleans mayor William Freret. Mss. 5316.