Petition #20880801

• Iberville Parish, Louisiana. February 16, 1808. - circa February 1808.
• Court: Parish
• Salutation: To the Honble the Judge of the Parish of Iberville

Abstract

Peter Belly presents to the court that, in 1804, he allowed Antoine de Buclois, also known as Debukeley or Dubuclet or Debucley, to become tenant of his plantation and to have possession of four of his slaves, James, Catherine, Emone, and Isabelle. He now wants de Buclois to leave the plantation and return the slaves. He claims that he has made frequent demands to that effect, but de Buclois has so far refused to comply. Belly therefore asks the court to direct de Buclois to deliver the plantation and the slaves to him and to pay the costs of suit [Related petitions indicate that Peter Belly and Antoine de Buclois, under the name Antoine Dubuclet, were free people of color].

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs in the Dubuclet Series [#20880801, #20882027, #20882410, #20882943, #20882944, #20883426, #20883430, #20883932, #20883933, #20884232, #20884233, #20884305, #20884738, #20884853, #20885230, #20885231, #20885232, #20885449]; PARs #20883003, #20885535; Order, ca. 16 February 1808; Sheriff's Return, 16 February 1808; Verdict [Text partially in French], ca. February 1808
• Pages of related documents: 2

7 people are documented within petition 20880801

• 3 Free persons of color
• 4 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Iberville Parish Courthouse, Plaquemine, Louisiana

• Records of the Old Parish Court

Subjects

• FPOC sues FPOC
• Property owners (Black)
• Occupation (FPOC)
• Enslaver (FPOC)