Petition #20781106

• Jefferson County, Kentucky. December 5, 1811. - February 23, 1813.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To the honble the Circuit Judge of the Jefferson Circuit

Abstract

William Meriwether seeks to foreclose on a mortgage with John Booker. In 1809, Booker mortgaged a group of eight slaves (and their increase) to Meriwether, who was acting in the capacity of guardian to the orphans of John Meriwether. Booker has failed to satisfy his debt to Meriwether. Meriwether asks the court to foreclose on the mortgage and to prevent Booker from removing the slaves from the state.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 4
• Related documents: PAR #20781301; Order, 30 November 1811; Mortgage, John Booker and William Meriwether, 22 June 1809; Statement, William Meriwether, ca. 1809; Decree, 23 February 1813
• Pages of related documents: 9

10 people are documented within petition 20781106

• 8 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Kentucky Division of Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky

• Records of the Circuit Court, Case Files

Subjects

• Orphans
• Purchase/Sale (enslaved children)
• Mortgage value (enslaved)