Petition #20485602

• Washington County, District of Columbia. December 11, 1856. - December 20, 1856.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the County of Washington, in Chancery sitting

Abstract

Eburn Bird states that his sister, Susan Bird, is an "idiot," incapable of caring for herself or her property. An inquest report details that Susan Bird owned personal property and an "interest in a negro-man for the period of thirteen years, or thereabout, valued at five hundred dollars." Eburn Bird requests that a trustee be appointed to care for his sister and her property.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 3
• Related documents: Inquest Report, 17 December 1856; Decree, 20 December 1856
• Pages of related documents: 4

2 people are documented within petition 20485602

• 1 Petitioner
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: National Archives, Washington, D. C.

• Records of the United States District Court, Petitions for Partition
• Record group: 21
• Folder: 21

Subjects

• Diseases (mental)