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Your petitioner,
represents to your Honor that he was purchased
and held as a slave by one
lifetime, since deceased, that the said Duty
being then a resident of the
by his last will and testament, dated the
day of October 1836
your petitioner, among other slaves which he
then owned, should be manumitted and set
free and sent to the
laws of said last mentioned State would permit
the same. Your petitioner further represents that
the said Duty removed your petitioner, amongst
other his said slaves, to the said
the month of
in the city and county of
the one above-mentioned; that the said will
was, as your petitioner is informed and believes,
established and admitted to probate in the Pro-
bate Court of
and on the
the last will and testament of the said Duty
in the
of administration thereof granted to one
who now, as your petitioner verily believes,
wrongfully and unjustly holds him in slavery
Your petitioner therefore humbly prays that
freedom as a poor person, that counsel be as-
signed him, and that the orders, prescribed by
Statute in such cases, be made in his be-
half, and as in duty bound he will ever
prays &c.
This day personally came before
me the undersigned, the above named petitioner
that the facts Stated in the foregoing petition
are true to the best of his knowledge and be-
lief.
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plains of
and false imprisonment, for that the said de-
fendant on the
with force and arms, at the County aforesaid
assaulted the said plaintiff and then and there
beat, bruised, and ill-treated him, and then
and there imprisoned him, and kept and
detained him in prison there, without any
reasonable or probable cause whatsoever, for
a long time, to wit: for the space of six hours
then next ensuing contrary to the will of the
said plaintiff and contrary to the laws of the
And the said plaintiff avers that before
and at the time of the commission of the griev-
ances by the said defendant above mentioned, he
said plaintiff was and still is a free person
and that the said defendant held and still
holds him in slavery, against the peace of
the
people thereof, and to the damage of the plain-
tiff, of five thousand dollars, wherefore he sues
vs.
Suit for freedom
Let Summons
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We command you to
he be found in your County that he be and appear
before the Judge of our
be held at the
third Monday of
a man of color of his petition for freedom
dollars
I acknowledge myself bound for all costs that may accrue in the above cause.
Witness my hand and seal, at
Plea filed 15 p 292.
16 p 247. Jury
mo overruled & bill of
vs & summons
Suit for freedom
On hearing petition it is ordered that the petitioner be permitted to sue as
poor person to establish his right to freedom
and the Court doth assign
&
and his counsel as occasion may require
that he be not removed out of the
and that he be not subjected
to any severity an account of his applica-
tion for freedom.
Executed this within the county
of
offering to read it and the declaration for
to hear Also by reading to the said
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And now comes the said defendant,
by his attorney, and says that he is not guilty of the
said
in manner and form as the same are by said
plaintiff in his declaration above charged and
upon the county &
And for a further plea in this behalf the said
defendant says that the said
not at the time of the commencement of this
a free person, in manner and form as in said
declaration above
this he puts himself upon the country &
vs
Plea
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And the said deft by his
attys comes and moves the Court to
and cause for the following reasons
1 Because the
was
2 Because the
according to the
in such case made & provided
3 Because there is
4 Because
is informal
5 Because said plaintiff being a negro
he could not make an affidavit against
the deft who is a white man
6 Because the said complaint & affidavit
are in other respects
7 Because the Clerk acted without
authority in
in manner aforesaid
vs
Motion to
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vs
We the jury in the above
entitled
in
plaintiff's declaration
vs
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And now comes the said plaintiff by his attorney
and moves the Court
the Jury,
trial for the following reasons, viz:
1. Because said verdict is against law.
2. Because said verdict is against the evidence given in
said cause.
3. Because said verdict is against the weight of evidence.
4. Because said verdict is against law and evidence.
5. Because the court rejected legal & competent evidence
offered by said plaintiff.
6. Because the Court misinstructed the Jury.
7. Because the Court refused to give legal instructions
asked by said plaintiff.
8. Because the Court admitted illegal & improper
on the
by to plaintiff -
vs
Motion by plff. for new
trial
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Be it remembered that on the trial of this cause
to wit : on the
A. D. 1846
a certified copy of the
will of
as recorded in the probate court of St. Louis County,
which is in the words & figures following to wit:
(here insert said copy and
of which as evidence the defendant by his counsel
objected, and the court sustained the objection
and excluded said copy, to which exclusion
the plaintiff by his counsel then and there ex-
cepted ; the plaintiff then offered the original
authenticated copy of said will and probate thereof with the certificate of the clerk
of the county court of
same were recorded in his office in the words & figures following (here
insert said copy and certificates, marked B.)
counsel
said objection
tioned copy to be read to the jury
in evidence and read to the jury the following
extracts from the
sissipi No. 1 to wit (here insert § 2 page 385, of
the Statutes of the
by V. E.
in 1840
page 388, also § 17 page 389,
of constitution of Mississipi,
468 or 469, also § 10 & 12 at page 470, of same
statutes, compiled and published as aforesaid)
also said plaintiff offerred and in like manner
tution of the state of
insert the 18 section 4th Article of constitution
of state of
compilation). Plaintiff then examined as
a witness for him Richard Dowling, who
stated that he knew
lifetime, that said Duty was residing at the
time of his death in the city of
of
said
a few minutes thereafter, that said Duty
was, in his opinion, upworth of 30 years
of age at the time of his death, that said
Duty, in a conversation which witness had
with him some few days before his death,
declared that he intended to
had made a will to that effect, that
the negroes of said Duty were in the
city of
and that witness had seen the plaintiff
at the house of said Duty prior to his
death. Plaintiff then examined David
Adams, as a witness on his behalf, who stated
that he was acquainted with said Duty in
his lifetime, that said Duty, at the time
of his death, was residing in the lower part
of the city of
said Duty died in
or 1838, that he had been residing in
said city some months, witness could
not say how long, previous to his death,
that said Duty removed from the state of
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of
[1A] no. 1 # The title page of which is in the
to wit, (here insert title page of
plaintiff
that he had
of
as the one
State, and was
a Court of Record in that state- To the reading
of which extracts from said copy of the statutes
and to the testimony of said
objected, and the objection was overuled by the Court
and the defendant excepted to
the same, and the plaintiff then read in evidence
the following
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his negroes with him from said state of Mis-
sissippi to said state of
negroes, but witness did not know his
name, that said Duty had some 25 or 30
negroes at the time of his death. Plaintiff
then examined
witness for said plaintiff, who stated that
he was acquainted with said
now deceased, that said Duty lived in
the city of
the residence of witness, that said Duty
died in said city in July or August in the year 1838 or 1839, that said Duty came to
his negroes with him, that plaintiff's name
is
was one of the negroes of
that witness had been said
out by said defendant as a slave at the Court House
door in
and before the bringing of this suit and that said
Plaintiff then
twice hired him back at public
behalf, Dr. J. V. Prather, who stated that
he attended on some of the slaves of said
Duty, prior to his death, as a physician, that said Duty, was, at the time of his death, and had
been, for from two to four years prior thereto,
a resident of the city of
souri, and had his negroes likewise in
said city and state, said negroes being
twenty or more in number, that witness
had seen plaintiff about the premises of
said Duty prior to his death, that said Duty
told witness that he came from the
The defendant then offered and read in
evidence the following extracts from the statutary
of the
§ 47 at page 166 of same compilation of stats. of
offerred in evidence,
ministration with the will annexed, upon
the estate of said Duty, granted to said
defendant by the County
(here insert said letters, marked 6.) to the
by his counsel then and there objected, but
the Court overruled said objection, to which
ruling of the Court the plaintiff by his Coun-
sel then and there excepted, and said letters
were thereupon read in evidence. Defendant
then read to the Jury the following certifi-
cate of
St. Louis County, to wit: (here insert said
Certificate marked D.) — Defendant
them offerred in evidence a paper purporting
to be an abstract of the demands established
against the estate of
and the several settlements of
administrator of said estate, from the year
1839 up to the year 1842, both inclusive,
in the words and figures following, to wit:
(here insert said Abstract and settle-
ments, contained in “Exhibit 6 No. 1 in
answer of
the reading of which in evidence the plain-
tiff by his counsel objected, but the Court overruled said objection and allowed said
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paper to be read, to which ruling of the Court
the plaintiff by his Counsel then and there
excepted. The defendant thereupon rested
his defense.
The plaintiff then offered and read in
evidence the following paper, purporting to
be an “Inventory of Property belonging to the
estate of
vit thereto annexed, which paper is in
the words and figures following
Inventory and affidavit, and the Certificate
of
the same is a true copy of Inventory or )
said certificate being at foot of a settlement
of 1841 & included in above mentioned Exhibit
6 no. 1. in answer of
Duty) justice rendering of which
the
objection was overruled by the court, and exception to them by
the defendant to such overruling
Plaintiff then offered and read in evidence
a paper purporting to be settlements of said
and 1844, in the words and figures following,
to wit: (here insert said settlements and
certificate of Judge of Probate, marked
Exhibit A, No, 2)
defendant by counsel objected, but the
court overruled said objection and permitted
said paper to be read, to which reading
of the court the defendant by counsel then
and there excepted.
and read in evidence the following paper purporting to
be a true of copy of the letters of administration
decd, to wit: (here insert said paper mark-
ed E.) To the reading, of which the defendant —
objected, and his objection was overruled by
decision of the Court overruling the same —
the defendant by his counsel then and
there excepted.
to prove that, soon after the appointment of
said defendant
tor of the estate of said
he said
belonging to said estate, which, exclusive
of said plaintiff and other negroes belong-
ing to said Duty at the time of his death,
were much more than sufficient to pay
all the debts established against the estate
of said Duty, that he said defendant wasted
and squandered a large part of said assets,
that he collusively permitted demands against
said estate to be established and allowed,
at the time of said allowance barred by
statute, that whilst he was such admin-
istrator, and prior to the commencement
of this suit, he had bought in, at a large
discount, demands against said estate,
and procured the same to be allowed for the
whole original amount of said demand
and
the commencement of this suit, in his
hands to be administered as such admini-
istrator, money, over and above what he
had thus squandered and wasted, more
than sufficient to satisfy all demands
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established against said estate, remaining
at that time unpaid, Plaintiff likewise
offerred to prove that the demands allowed
against said estate and placed in the 7th class
were at the time
to said administrator for allowance, barred
by the statute of this state, but were
permitted to be established without objection
on the part of said administrator, and
without his setting up or pleading the
statutory bar;
Plaintiff then offerred to prove by the
following records of the Probate Court of St. Louis
County, that
of one of said claims in the 7th Class, to wit:
that of
since the time of said allowance (here insert all of
said Record & transcript) marked which proof, offered as aforesaid by said plain-
tiff, the Court rejected, to which rejection
of by the Court the Plaintiff by his Counsel
then and there excepted. No further evi-
dence was offerred or given by either party.
The plaintiff thereupon asked the following
instruction to the Jury (here insert instruction
asked by plff., marked
refused to give, to which refusal the plain-
tiff by his counsel then and there excepted. The
Court thereupon instructed the Jury as follows
to wit: (here insert instructions given by Court
marked respectively G. & H.) to the giving of
which instructions the plaintiff by his Counsel
then and there excepted. The Jury there-
upon rendered a verdict for the defendant
which verdict the plaintiff, afterwards
to wit, on the
be granted to the plaintiff, for
reasons annexed to said motion, which
said motion and reasons in support there
of are in the words and figures following
(here insert motion & reasons for new trial)
which motion the court, afterwards, overruled
to which ruling of the court the plaintiff
by his counsel then and there excepted. The
plaintiff prays that this his Bill of exceptions
may be signed by the Court and made part of the record, which is done.
vs
Bill of Exceptions
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Be it Remembered that on Monday the
in said month.) a probate court was
commenced and held in and for the
House
thereof in the city of
Clk. A writing
purporting to be the last will and testament of
produced in open court and proven by the oath of
whereupon it is ordered that
the same be admitted to Record at probatum est- and is in the words and
figures
following, to wit; I
last will &
testament revoking and making void all former wills by me at anytime
heretofore made - and
first I direct that all my personal estate
Oxen,
Cows, present growing crop, farming utensils, blacksmith tools &c to be disposed
of in such manner as
my Executor shall appoint and the proceeds to be
appropriated to the payment of my just debts & all other legal
demands against my Estate, in case my personal Estate should not prove
sufficient to meet these ends- It is
my wish that the following named
negroes or so many thereof of as shall be absolutely required be sold for
those
purposes-To wit-
Gibson whichever of the three will give most for
them -Also I direct that all my negroes not otherwise disposed of
consisting so far as I recollect of the following wit:
Chairty-
Seuny-
of my debts & all other negroes whatsoever that may
belong to me at the day of my death be free and manumitted
&
that they be sent out of this State into the
other State or
for their condition- Also I
direct that the sum of five hundred dollars be given to Loel D Anderson my
brother in
law for his services rendered me on my plantation during the
present year — Further, I direct that my Gold watch
and chain
& all my wearing
his faithfulness
& honesty to me since he has been in my possession — further,
I direct that if after the payment
of my debts, the removal of my
negroes, and the payment of the above legacies there should be a
personal Estate amounting to a thousand
dollars or less- the said
purchased 3 years ago of Wm Allen Esq & also if there should
be a greater amount than one thousand dollars
all over the remainder to
be equally divided between the aforementioned & his brother
I direct that in case it should be wish of the
three last mentioned negroes to wit,
remain in
be found And I do
hereby make & ordain my esteeemd neighbour Judge
will and testament, requesting him to employ
as his agent in settling my estate, say one or more of the following
named
gentlemen to wit Mark Valentine, David D Gibson,
will and
desire is, I do hereby order and appoint that if any
shall arise or happen concerning any gift
bequest or other matter or thing in this in this my will given &
bequeathed expressed or contained that the same shall be
of my esteemed friend
& Executor Judge
Duty the
testator have to this my will written on one Sheet of paper set my hand and
seal this
October in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty six
Afterwards at the
and Mark Valentine two of the Executors agents named in the last will and Testament of
filed their relinquishment of the right of said agency — Also the following order at the
on application of
Heywood Boyett as his securities, whereupon he entered into bond accordingly and took the oath prescribed
by law and letters were issued in due form of law
J Edward B Scarbourgh Clerk of the Probate Court of said county do hereby certify that the
foregoing will of
and I do further certify that that the foregoing returns is all that has been made in said Estate of
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that Edward B Scarbrough whose certificate and seal of office is herewith attached was as the time of so doing and still is the
Clerk of the Probate Court in and for the
as such, and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such and that said
certificate is in due form of law- Given under my hand and seal in vacation in the
aforesaid this
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and the certificates accompanying the same as the same now remains of Record in my office in the Record of Sellers
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and wills book B page 424 and following
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foregoing is a true copy of the Record of the authenticated copy of the will of
thereof remaining in my office appearing of Record in my office in the Record of letters and wills book
B page 424 and following (excepting from this certificate the certificate of
this certificate)
Copy of Record of will of
Copy $1.25
Certificate 25
1.50
A
For mr Risque
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Be it Remembered that on Monday the
November AD 1838
said Month) a Probate Court in an commenced and
held in and for the
House thereof in the
A writing purporting to be the last will and
testament of
thereto whereupon it is ordered that the same be admitted
to Record at probatium est and is in the words and
figures following to wit
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will and testament revoking and making void all former
wills by me at any time
And first I direct that all my personal Estate except
that herein after otherwise disposed of consisting of
houses, oxen,
as my Executor shall appoint and the proceeds to be appropriated to the payment of my just debts & all other legal
demands against my Estate, in case my personal Estate
should not prove sufficient to meet these
It is my wish that the following named negroes or So
many thereof as shall be absolutely required be sold for those
purposes- To wit
still be not enough
to
whichever of the three will give most for them.- Also I
direct that all my negroes not otherwise disposed of
consisting so far as I recollect of the following to wit-
in case it should not be necessary to sell them to meet the
payment of my debts & all other negroes whatsoever that
may belong to me at the day of my death be free and
of
not to such other state or
under the direction of Judge
most suitable for their condition —
Also I direct that the sum of five hundred dollars
be given to Joel D Anderson my brother in law for his
services rendered me on my plantation during the present
year
Further, I direct that my Gold watch and Chain &
all my wearing
the fifth mentioned in the above list for his faithfulness
& honesty to me since he has been in my possession —
Further I direct that if after the payment of my debts
the removal of my negroes and the payment of the above
legacies there should be a surplus of my personal Estate
amounting to
be given to my negro
of
than one thousand dollars all over the remainder to be equally
divided between the aforementioned & his Brother
Further I directed that in case it should be wish of
the three last mentioned negroes to wit
& Braxton to remain in
relatives that they be permitted to do so provided the
requisite securities can befound —
And I do here by make & ordain my esteemed
Judge
requesting him to employ as his agent in Settling my Estate
say one or more of the following named
Mark Valentine, David D Gibson
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And
order and appoint that if any
or Controversy shall
gift bequest or other matter or thing in this my
given & bequeathed expressed or contained that the
be
esteemed friend & Executor Judge
he shall order and
& conclusive to and on all
In witness whereof
have to this my
my hand and seal this
year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty six
Witness
Afterwords at the
The following order
agents named in the last will and Testament of the
Duty deceased this day filed their
Right of said agency
Also the following order at the
To Wit
On application of
that he be appointed administrator
of the Estate of
with Levi
and took the
I Edward B Scarbrough
Clerk of the Probate Court of
said County
of
copied from the records in my office, and I
certify the foregoing returns is all That has been made
Estate of
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Court in and for the country and state aforesaid do hereby cer
tify that Edward B. Scarbrough whose certificates and seal
of offices is herewith attached was at the time of so doing
and still is the clerk of the Probate Courts in and for the
county of
commissioned, and qualified as such and that full faith
and credits are due and ought to be given to all his official
acts as such and that, said certificate is in due from of
Law. Given under my hand and seal in vocation in the
June 1839
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certificate of probate thereof, of the orders made concerning the same and of the certificate of Record and authentication
are truly Recorded in my office in the Record of letters and wills book B page Four hundred & twenty four & following.
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By the tenor of these Presents, I,
of the county court within and for the county of
Do Make Known Unto All Men,
That the last will and testament of
county of
true copy whereof is to these presents annexed, having whilst he lived and at the time of his death,
named in said last will and testament, had renounced his right to act in that capacity
and declined taking upon himself the execution of said last will and testament, these
letters of Administration with the will annexed are granted to
to an order of said court with full power and authority to administer the goods and chattels, rights and credits, of the said
deceased, and to do and perform and execute the said last will and testament, and to pay the debts
of the said deceased, as far as the assets which shall come to his hands will extend and the law direct, he having first given sufficient security, and taken the oath well and truly
to perform and do the premises.
I,
certify that the above letters of Administratin with the will
annexed on the Estate of
recorded in my office, this
June 1839
Be it Remembered that on Monday the
Probate court was commenced and held in and for the
Present
A writing purporting to be the last will and testament of
court and proven by the oath of
is ordered that the same be admitted to Record al probatum est and is in the words and figures following to wit.
I, Miton Duty of
revoking and making void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made — And first I direct that
all my personal estate except that herein after otherwise disposed of consisting of Horses, Oxen Cows, present
growing crop, farming utensils blacksmith tools to be disposed of in such manner as my executor shall appoint
and the proceeds to be appropriated to the payment of my just debts & all other legal demands against my Estate, in
case my personal estate should not prove sufficient to meet these ends — It is wish that the following
named negroes or so many thereof as shall be absolutely required be sold for those purposes To wit -
three will give most for them — Also I direct that all my negroes not otherwise disposed of consisting so far
as I recollect of the following to wit.
payment of my debts & all other negroes whatsover that may belong to me at the day of my death be free
and manumitted- & that they be sent out of this State into the
permit the admission, if not to such other State or
Jon J Guion shall be deemed most suitable for their condition And I direct that the sum
of five hundred dollars be given to Joel D Anderson my brother in law for his services rendered me on my
plantation during the present year — Further I direct that my gold watch and chain & all my
wearing
faithfulness & honesty to me since he has been in my possession — Further I direct that if after the
payment of my debts, the removal of my negroes, and the payment of the above legacies there should be a surplus
of my personal Estate amounting to a thousand dollars or less- the said surplus be given to my negro
purchased 3 years ago of Wm Allen Es of & also if there should be a greater amount than one thousand dollars
all over the remainder to be equally divided between the aforementioned & his brother
I direct that in case it should be wish of the three last mentioned negroes to wit
remain in
can be found. And I do hereby make & orderin my esteemed neighbour judge
of this my last will and testament requesting him to employ as his agent in settling any Estate say one or
more of the following named gentlemen to wit; Mark Valentine, David D. Gibson,
lastly my express will and desire is, I do hereby order and appoint that idf any
shall arise or happen concerning any gift bequest or other matter or thing in this my will given & bequeathed
expressed or contained that the same shall be
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Esteemed friend & Executor Judge
binding & conclusive to and on all person or persons therein concerned.
Afterwards at the
Gibson and Mark Valentine two of the Executors agents named in the last will and Testament of
this day filed their Relinquishment of the right of said agency
Also the following order at the
It is ordered that he be appointed administrator ad colligendum of the Estate of
entering into bond in the penal sum of six thousand dollars with Levi Stephens and Heywood Boyett as his
securities where upon he entered into bond accordingly and took the oath prescribed by law and letters were issued in due form of law.
I Edward B Scarbrough clerk of the Probate court of said county do hereby certify that the
foregoing will of
do further certify the foregoing returns is all that has been made in said Estate of
I
certify that Edward B Scarbough whose certificate and Seal of office is herewith the attached was at the time of so doing
and still is the clerk of the probate Court in and for the county of
sioned and qualified as such and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as
such and that said certificate is in due form of law. Given under my hand and seal in vocation in the
and State aforesaid this
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do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the copy of the last will and testament of
certificate of probate thereof of the orders made concerning of the same and of the certifiates of Record and authentication.
as the same now remain of Record in my office in the Record of letters and wills book B page 424 & following
1397 (C)
Letters with will annexed
Witnesses
Annual Settlement on the first Tuesday of
4.73
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demands allowed against the Estate of
were ordered to be paid on the
on the
ordered to be paid on all the demands which has been placed in Sixth class. Sixteen cents in dollar in the
same class was ordered to be paid on the
cents in the dollar on all the demands allowed in the same class against said Estate was ordered to be paid
by
said court at the last term thereof on the
and that said
(D.)
Brigur c.
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Inventory of Property belonging to the State of Millton Duty deceased
Eleven hundred dollars
This day personally comes
peace in and for said County who being by me duty sworn on his oath says that the foregoing is a full inventory
and description of all the money, goods, chattels and Estate real and personal, books papers & evidences of debt and of title
of the decreased
in debted or bound in any contract to the deceased at the time of his death.
Abstract of Demands established against the Estate of
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Dr
Dr W Coons. Administrator de bonis non with the will annexed in account current with the estate of
The foregoing Balance consists of Slaves for Inventory $7725-
notes uncollected 965
cash 3279.98
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foregoing is a true copy of the Inventory, of the estate of
established against his estate and also of the settlements of the accounts of the Administrator of said
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deceased at the several times therein mentioned as the same now remain of Record and on
file in my office
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of
the Probate court of the
June in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred
and forty two
Dr.
Balance Consists of
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Settlement made by
County aforesaid in the year Eighteen hundred and forty two as the same now remains of Record and on file in my office
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of the Probate court of the
County aforesaid at office in the City and
this
forty three
Exhibits
(C. No 1)
in Answer of
of Duty
day 14
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a true of the accounts of
of the estate of said deceased for the Years eighteen hundred and forty three and eighteen hundred and forty four made with the Probate Court
of said County as the same now remain of file in my office
Exhibit (A. No. 2)
Copy of Settlements 1843 - 1844
Copy ... $0.70
Certificate . . . 0.25
$0.95
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Whereas,
full power and authority, to administer all and singular the goods chattels, rights and credits of the said,
deceased, and to demand, collect and in a legal manner require and receive all and all manner of debt and debts
due and owing to the said deceased and well and faithfully to dispose of the same according to law and lastly,
I do hereby constitute and appoint you the said
trator of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits of the deceased
have hereunto set my hand and official seal of
One thousand eight hundred and thirty eight
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that the foregoing is a true copy of the letters of Administration granted to
Duty deceased as the same now remains of Record in my office.
(E.) M Duty
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Refused - Jan. 27 1846
If the
in evidence, was the
was made and proved in
the Laws of
been read by the plaintiff are
time of his decease was
was then in this State owned by him as a slave, & is the same
plaintiff by force of said will & the law was
& the jury will find a verdict for the plaintiff.
Instruction asked
by plff.
(F)
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given
If the
plaintiff's right to freedom is
the will of
has been read in evidence and if they
shall believe from the evidence that after
the making of the said will in the state of
said Duty
in this state, the said Duty
& that after his
administration in due
were granted in this state to the Defendant upon
the
case the said will of the said Duty does
not have the effect to
said plaintiff & he is not
his freedom by reason thereof &
they will find the open for the Deft
(g)
Instructions given by court
vs
Instruction
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Given
The paper offered in evidence to the
to be the last will of
does not of itself operate as an
of the plaintiff, nor does it confer on him any
right to freedom- and
from the evidence that the plaintiff is
entitled to his freedom in same other
than by virtue of said will, they must find
for the defendant.
(H)
Instruction given on behalf
of deft.
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And now comes the said plaintiff and
prays that an appeal be allowed him from
the judgment of this court to the
affidavit therefor to wit.
St Louis County ss
plaintiff, maketh oath in
saith that he does not take the appeal
from this court to the
which he has above prayed for the
purpose of
he belives he is aggrieved by the judgment
of this court
vs
motion & afft for appeal
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Appeal from
Now at this day come again the parties aforesaid by their
respective
the
by the said
full force and effect.
I, Hampton D.Boon Clerk of the
of the
transcript of the judgment of said
against
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