The petitioners state that Joseph Hite, being infirm and needing care, executed to them a deed of trust in October 1830 for his slaves and personal estate to be administered for his and his son Abraham's benefit. Joseph Hite died in February 1831; Abraham died in March 1836. The petitioners briefly describe their management of the trust, including management of the slaves, and ask the court to "direct a settlement of their accounts as trustees aforesaid, and make them such just and reasonable allowance for their cares trouble & expences" as is fair. Of the eight slaves originally conveyed in 1830, only two remain in 1837. Bett died of small pox around 1830; Alexander died of bilious fever in 1832; William was killed at a "negro dance" in 1836; Keziah was jailed for arson in 1832 and contracted cholera there and was sold; Matilda, due to her "vicious" nature, was sold in 1834; and Dick, an elderly slave, was placed in "the City Alms House," where he died. The slave Ann has had a son named Franklin since the establishment of the trust estate.
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