Petition #20784109
- Jefferson County, Kentucky. May 4, 1841. - August 12, 1847.
- Court: Chancery
- Salutation: To the Hon. George M. Bibb, Chancellor of the Louisville Chancery Court
Abstract
Minerva, a woman of color, testifies that her master William White stipulated in his will that she would be free when she reached twenty-four years of age. She is now thirty-three and she charges that the White heirs have "suppressed and destroyed said writing" with the intention of keeping Minerva and others in slavery. The petitioner asks the court to recognize her right to freedom and also to award her back pay for the nine years she was unjustly enslaved.
Result: Denied; appealed; reversed.
- Number of petition pages: 5
- Related documents: PARs #20781808, #20782104, #20783019, #20783406, #20783604, #20783714, #20783715, #20783716, #20783717, #20783916; Affidavit, William Wallace, 4 May 1841; Answer, Laurence and Eliza Young, 17 September 1841; Amended Bill, 1 February 1842; Trustee's Report, 27 June 1843; Decree, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 9 July 1846; Decree, Louisville Chancery Court, 12 August 1847
- Pages of related documents: 23
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Citation information
Repository: Kentucky Division of Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky
- Records of the Circuit Court, Case Files
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