Petition #20784716

• Jefferson County, Kentucky. December 24, 1847. - October 11, 1850.
• Court: Chancery
• Salutation: To the Hon. S. S. Nicholas Chancellor of the Louisville Chy Court

Abstract

Caroline or Catharine, a woman of color, seeks her freedom from William H. Kelly explaining that "she was born free, being the child of a white woman." On 19 November 1844, Kelly purchased "a mulatto girl named Catharine aged seven years for $150.00 cash," from two men, James Quarles and J. W. Brawner. Kelly contends that the two men fraudulently sold the girl to him as a slave.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #20781802, #20782610, #20785107; Answer, W. H. Kelly, 29 December 1847; Bill of Revivor, 30 June 1848; Affidavit, William B. Henderson, 30 June 1848; Copy of Interrogation, n.d.; Depositions, Ann Finley, William S. Cook, 24 August 1848; Order, 21 July 1848; Decree, 11 October 1850
• Pages of related documents: 19

7 people are documented within petition 20784716

• 1 Enslaved
• 4 Defendants
• 2 Petitioners
• 1 Other

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Citation information

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

• Records of the Circuit Court, Case Files

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• Purchase/Sale (enslaved children)
• Interracial relationships
• Warranty (enslaved)
• Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)