https://ecgm.centerformasonslegacies.com/files/original/de0f58f347225a4afa93cfe84fca9e82.png e978addb6f28ce99b806fb92cd682a3d 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 Trial Book, Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia, 1768 Description An account of the resource This trial book shows the absence of George Mason IV, a presiding Justice of the Peace, in a court case involving the public acknowledgment of the ages of enslaved children, possibly for the purpose of reinforcing their rightless state or documenting personal details in the event they became "manumitted slaves." Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fairfax Minute Book, 1768. Page 198, "July 17, 1769." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 17, 1769. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fairfax County Courthouse Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fairfax County Courthouse, Colony of Virginia Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photograph by Kye Farrow