Petition #20785107

Abstract

William H. Kelly and James M. Covington established a partnership "to purchase and sell negroes." Kelly died intestate, and his administrator, Levi Tyler, charges Covington with defaulting on several loans from Kelly. Tyler informs the court that his intestate advanced Covington $5600 in August 1848 "to be laid out in negroes at fair prices;" in September 1848 Kelly advanced Covington $2000 for the same purpose. In addition, Tyler charges Covington with taking Kelly's slaves south and selling them. The petitioner demands an accounting of all transactions, repayment of the debt, and settlement of at least $20,000.

Result: Granted.

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Repository: Kentucky Division of Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky

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