Petition #20881415

• Orleans Parish, Louisiana. July 2, 1814. - July 1, 1814.
• Court: District
• Salutation: To the Hble the Judge of the Said District

Abstract

The Attorney General, Francois Martin, petitions on behalf of the State of Louisiana to detain and sell four enslaved men. According to the petition, Charles, Nero, Dick and Tony were illegally brought "from a foreign place or country viz from Pensacola ... to be holden sold or disposed of, as slaves." Martin "prays that, as they have thereby been forfeited to the State, the Sheriff may be directed to take & detain them."

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #20881410, #20881413, #20881434, #20881435, #20881438; Order, 1 July 1814; Sheriff's Return, 22 July 1814
• Pages of related documents: 1

5 people are documented within petition 20881415

• 4 Enslaved
• 4 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)