Moses attests "that he was born the slave of John Hundley decd." He explains that "by the terms of said will all slaves born the property of the said John Hundley deceased were to remain the slaves of his legatee, Thomas C. Hundley until they (the said slaves) should arrive at the age of 25 years, and they were then to be free." Moses states "that he is more than 25 years old" and "that he is entitled to his freedom." He further reveals that he is currently being held in a Louisville jail called "a Pen" by either George S. Miller or Mathew Garrison. The petitioner charges that Garrison is "a trader in Negroes and that it is the purpose and intention of both or one of the defts to carry him or have him carried to some of the southern states, there to be sold into slavery." Moses charges that any claim to him as a slave and his present confinement is unlawful. He "asks a decree declaring him a free man & for all other proper relief."
Result: Partially granted.
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Repository: Kentucky Division of Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky
