How do legal documents allow us to understand the experiences of women who left no personal writings behind?

Legal documents are able to tell us who might have been rich or poor and also how the slaves were considered property. In Mrs. Agatha Stubbings (1645) prenuptial agreement she was endowed with all of the properties of her second husband, which included the slaves.

Legal documents can tell us who might have been opulent or poor and also how the slaves were considered property. In Mrs. Agatha Stubbings (1645) prenuptial agreement she was endowed with all of the belongings of her second husband, which included the slaves.

missouri compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery