Elzey Spicer died in 1821 and left his daughter Caty Spicer Fletcher two slaves, Rose and her son William. Shortly afterwards, Fletcher and her husband were sued for an old debt, and the sheriff confiscated the two slaves, putting them on the auction block. Caty and her brother Curtis Spicer, executor of their father's estate, agreed that Curtis should purchase the slaves and turn them over to Caty; however, after purchasing them for seventy-five dollars, he refused to turn over William and sold Rose in his sister's behalf but kept the money. The "Conduct and Dealing" of Curtis, the Fletchers charge, was unfair and illegal, and after Curtis's death in 1823, they sue Rhoda Spicer, Curtis's widow and the executrix of his estate, seeking reimbursement.
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Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware
