William Marriott is entitled to the proceeds from the sale of John Brown's slaves as a result of the case of Marriott v. Brown. James Iglehart Jr. purchased the three slaves at auction, but, due to confusion over the status of one of the slaves, he petitioned the court to have that sale annulled. Marriott explains that by such an arrangement he would suffer financial injury. He decries what he calls the "sacrifice" of his interest in the slaves and charges Iglehart with attempting to "promote his own selfish views of speculation." Marriott asks the court to either ratify the sale of all three slaves or to set aside the entire transaction.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland
