Collection
Summary
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| Title |
Outten-Willey Affair Article Collection |
| Dates |
1759 |
| Extent |
1 folder |
| Language |
Materials are in English. |
| Collection ID |
2010.070 |
| Abstract |
This collection contains an article by R.J. Redden
entitled "Delaware Tidbit-The Outten/Willey Affair." The
article goes into great detail over the murder of
Somerset County sheriff William Outten by Delaware
resident John Willey. The evidence portrayed in this
narrative was obtained through court depositions and the
Maryland Archives.. |
| Repository |
Archives at the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for
Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University |
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Historical
Note
The
"Outten/Willey Affair" occurred on February 6, 1759. William
Outten was a Maryland sheriff who demanded that John Willey
pay taxes owed to Maryland. Willey disputed the taxes, as he
claimed he was not in Maryland but Sussex County, DE
territory. The sheriff continued to demand the taxes,
resulting in Willey barricading himself in his house and
ordering his son and daughter to spread the word of the
sheriff's abuse of power. A group of residents soon
surrounded Outten and his men, disarmed Outten, and had
Willey shoot Outten in the lower belly, killing him.
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Scope
and Content Note
This collection
contains an article by R.J. Redden entitled "Delaware
Tidbit-The Outten/Willey Affair." The article goes into
great detail over the murder of Somerset County sheriff
William Outten by Delaware resident John Willey. The
evidence portrayed in this narrative was obtained through
court depositions and the Maryland Archives.
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Organization
and Arrangement
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for
research.
Use Restrictions
The collection is the physical
property of the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva
History and Culture. Nabb Research Center holds literary rights only
for material created by Nabb Center personnel working on official
behalf of the Nabb Center, or for material which was given to the
Nabb Center with such rights specifically assigned. For all other
material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the
authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are
responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for
publication or other purposes that exceed fair use.
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Related
Material
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Index
Terms
These records are indexed under the following headings in
the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and
Culture catalog. Researchers wishing to find
related materials should search the catalog under these index
terms.
Personal Names:
William Outten and
John Willey.
Corporate Names:
Geographic Subjects:
Delaware
Topic Subjects:
Law enforcement
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Administrative
Information
Acquisition
and Custody Information
Unknown, found in archive.
Preferred
Citation
Outten-Willey Affair
Article Collection, Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva
History and Culture, Salisbury University.
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1 | 1 Delaware
Tidbit article by R. J. Reddon entitled "The Outten/Willey
Affair"
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