Petition #21684522
- Franklin County, Virginia. November 4, 1845. - December 19, 1845.
- Court: Chancery
- Salutation: To the worshipfull the Justices of the County Court of Franklin Chancery sitting
Abstract
Alexander Ferguson seeks to sell “a Tract of 150 acres of land ... and five slaves towit Matilda & her four children Lucy Silvia Beck & Lucy” that his father, the late Otey Ferguson, held in his lifetime. The petitioner therefore prays “your worships to decree a sale of the Land & slaves ... and divide the proceeds thereof among your orator and the other distributees of the said Otey Ferguson.”
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: Commissioner's Report, 19 December 1845; Court Record, 4 November 1845--January 1849
- Pages of related documents: 1
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Citation information
Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
- Chancery Court Papers
- Page: frames 470-472; 476-478
- Microfilm: Reel #329
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