Petition #20285101
- Sevier County, Arkansas. August 20, 1851. - circa 0 .
- Court: Circuit
- Salutation: To the Hon the Circuit Court of Sevier County
Abstract
Bob, a man of color, petitions for his freedom citing provisions in the will of his late former owner, Elliott Brown of Virginia. The will stipulated that, upon Brown's death, Bob should serve Elliott Brown's grandson, George A. Brown, until he, Bob, turned twenty-one; at which time he would be freed. George Brown moved to Arkansas where Bob was sold to a succession of owners. He is now in the possession of Isaac Jackson, who insists that he holds Bob as a slave for life. Various related documents cover the depositions of witnesses who address the issues of whether George Brown had warned his first buyer that Bob was not a slave for life, whether or not an instrument of writing to that effect was provided to Jackson, and whether or not such document might still in Jackson's possession. The lower court upheld Bob's claim to freedom by jury verdict. But the case was appealed. In his original petition Bob refers to his late owner as Matthew Brown, but several related documents reveal that Brown's first name was Elliott.
Result: Granted; appealed.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: Court Order, 20 August 1851; Declaration, 22 August 1851; Summons, 21 August 1851; Answer, Isaac Jackson, 23 August 1851; Bill of Exceptions, 23 August 1851; Court Order, 22 August 1851; Statement, 18 August 1852; Answer to Statement, 18 August 1852; Answer, Isaac Jackson, 18 August 1852; Amended Bill, 19 August 1852; Continuances, 29 August 1852, 23 February 1853; Summons and Deposition, George A. Brown, 25 February 1853; Depositions, Isaac A. Fishback, Loliver Neville, 10 August 1853; Interrogatories, February 1853; Deposition, George A. Brown, 9 May 1853; Statement, 16 August 1853; Continuance, 19 August 1853; Verdict, 20 August 1853; Appeal, 20 August 1853; Bill of Exceptions, 20 August 1853; Testimony, David Horan, 8 May 1846; Testimony, George Turrentine, William Bizzell, n. d.; Instructions to Jury, 23 August 1853; Index to Transcript; Judgment, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Henriette v. Arroyo, 18 December 1854
- Pages of related documents: 113
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Citation information
Repository: University of Arkansas at Little Rock, School of Law, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Arkansas Supreme Court, Records and Briefs
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