Petition #20984010
- Baltimore County, Maryland. February 19, 1840. - December 6, 1842.
- Court: Equity
- Salutation: To the Honorable the Judges of Baltimore County Court sitting as a Court of Equity
Abstract
One hundred and twenty-five members of the Baltimore Association for the Education of Colored Children petition against Mary Ridgely, treasurer of said organization. The petitioners, all free people of color, cite that Ridgely has been voted out of office and replaced by Deborah Thomas. They further state that Ridgely refuses to give up "the Effects of the Association in her possession" as required by the bylaws. The petitioners pray the court to direct Ridgely "to bring into Court the Books, papers, funds and effects in her hands of the association aforesaid and to render account thereof."
Result: Partially granted; dismissed; appealed.
- Number of petition pages: 8
- Related documents: PAR #20983526; Subpoena, 19 February 1840; Suggestion for Court Change, Mary Ridgely, 28 February 1840; Answer, The Savings Bank of Baltimore, 1 April 1840; Transmittal to Equity Court, 11 April 1840; Interlocutory Decree, 28 September 1840; Appointment of Commissioner and Oath, 28 September 1840; Interrogatories, ca. October 1840; Depositions, Henry W. Martin, Rebecca S. Bowser, Archibald Stirling, 3 and 6 October 1840; Attorney Opinion on Law, ca. December 1842; Note, 2 December 1842; Decree, 6 December 1842; Order for Appeal, 8 May 1843; Abstract of Case; List of Court Costs
- Pages of related documents: 35
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Citation information
Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland
- Schweninger Collection
- Page: 173
- Microfilm: M 11018
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