Petition #20881410

• Orleans Parish, Louisiana. May 20, 1814. - June 17, 1814.
• Court: District
• Salutation: To the Honourable Judge of said Court

Abstract

The Attorney General, Francis Martin, petitions on behalf of the State of Louisiana to detain and sell six slaves, both male and female. According to Martin, the slaves were "imported into the United States ... contrary to law from the Coast of Africa or some other foreign country." Martin "prays that a writ issue to the Sheriff to seize and detain said slaves."

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #20881413, #20881415, #20881434, #20881435, #20881438; Order, 20 May 1814; Judgment, 17 June 1 814
• Pages of related documents: 0

7 people are documented within petition 20881410

• 6 Enslaved
• 6 Defendants
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Records of the First Judicial District Court, Case Records
• Microfilm: Reel # 1, Louisiana Collection

Subjects

• Slave trade (Atlantic)