Petition #20785215

• Jefferson County, Kentucky. March 24, 1852. - circa 1853.
• Court: Chancery

Abstract

Charles H. Lewis and William Wilkes state that Samuel Godshaw and John Backrow owe them several debts, "which are unpaid and justly due." Listed among Godshaw's property is "a negro girl named Jane about 17 years old." Wilkes and Lewis seek to have the mortgage set aside, to sell Jane and the furniture, and to have the proceeds awarded to pay the debt.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 9
• Related documents: PAR #20785216; Amended Bill, 18 June 1852; Commissioner's Report, 24 December 1852; Receipts, 28 January 1853, 29 January 1853, and 15 December 1854
• Pages of related documents: 6

16 people are documented within petition 20785215

• 1 Enslaved
• 12 Defendants
• 2 Petitioners
• 1 Other

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Citation information

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

• Records of the Circuit Court, Case Files

Subjects

• Charitable organizations
• Title dispute (enslaved)