Petition #20785204
- Woodford County, Kentucky. June 28, 1852. - October 4, 1854.
- Court: Circuit
Abstract
Gus, also known as Augustus, "would state that although he is now and has heretofore been held and treated as a slave, yet he was free born, that he is the son of a white woman by a slave named Warren who was the property of Minor Williams of Scott County, Kentucky." Gus states he was an infant when he was taken away from his mother. He believes he is now about fifteen years old. Gus is suing for freedom and back wages for the several years he was hired in a hemp factory.
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 4
- Related documents: Order, 28 June 1852; Answer, Thomas Porter and Henry Moss, 5 July 1852; Answer, William Brown, 27 July 1852; Deposition, George D. Brown, 13 September 1854; Notice, 23 August 1852; Acknowledgment, M. Polk, 3 September 1852; Acknowledgment, Thomas Porter, ca. 1852; Depositions, Richard Thomasson, Zachariah Herndon, and John R. Ferguson, 3 September 1852; Account of Hire, 1849-1854; Decree, 4 October 1854
- 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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