The petitioner prays for Kyle to pay him the value of the slave at the time of Walker's death.Ībstract: Mary A. Informing the court that Walker sold Lucinda, the petitioner contends that she 'had no right to sell or dispose of the said dower negro.' Walker has since died, and Andrew Kyle is executor of her estate. Shannon states that his stepmother, Elizabeth Walker, received certain slaves, including a girl named Lucinda, as a part of her dower following the death of his father, William Shannon. Rose charges that Eatherly sold Sarah knowing she 'had epileptic fits.' Stating that Eatherly and James Young are joint owners of two hundred acres of land, the petitioner names Young as a defendant, seeks an attachment of the land, and $600 in damages.Ībstract: John R. He 'now asks that the necessary deed be made formally discharging him from any further responsibility for payment.'Ībstract: Richard Rose states that he purchased 'a Negro woman slave named Sarah' from John Eatherly for $800 on 15 April 1853. Location: Jefferson Location Type: CountyĪbstract: Nicholas states that he purchased his freedom on 25 June 1847 by paying $550 to Elon W. Noting that their parents have both died intestate, the petitioners ask that they receive 'their portion of the issue of said negroes from the death of their said grandmother. They further assert that their father, John Northington, sold all of his wife's interest in the slaves to William Northington, which he had no right to do. and Horace Northington state that their grandmother, Eleanor Northington, conveyed four slaves to her children by deed of gift. Location: Christian Location Type: CountyĪbstract: William J.

PAR Number 20785305Ībstract: James Shouse charges Joseph Graddy with unlawfully detaining, 'a male slave named Augustus about ten years old of a dark brown complexion and of the value of ($500) five hundred dollars.' Shouse asks for the recovery of Augustus, commonly known as Gus, and $20 in damages. Your subject search returned 2632 total results.ĭisplaying 25 results per page.

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