Petition #20881435

• Orleans Parish, Louisiana. October 18, 1814. - November 17, 1814.
• Court: District
• Salutation: To the honorable the Judge of said District

Abstract

The Attorney General, Francois X. Martin, petitions on behalf of the State of Louisiana to detain and sell four slaves. According to the petition, Pierre Louis, Miguel, Julian, and Joseph "were imported contrary to law from Carthagina or some other foreign place or country." According to law, the slaves have become forfeited to the State. Martin therefore prays for the seizure and sale of the slaves.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #20881410, #20881413, #20881415, #20881434, #20881438; Order, 15 October 1814; Copy of Order, 15 October 1814; Judgment, 17 November 1814; Sheriff's Return, 10 December 1814
• Pages of related documents: 2

5 people are documented within petition 20881435

• 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

• Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)
• Slave trade (Atlantic)