Petition #20881989
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana. June 30, 1819. - June 13, 1820.
- Court: Parish
- Salutation: To the honble Jos Pitot Judge of the parish Court in and for the parish and City of New Orleans
Abstract
Betsey, a woman of color who also calls herself Rachel, represents that she was born free in Cincinnati. She later lived as a free woman in Tennessee and was never "claimed as a slave" until she was sold, in the state of Louisiana, by "one Ervine" to Nathaniel Cannon and by Cannon to Pierre St. Amand. Betsey therefore prays that St. Amand be condemned to liberate her and pay "reasonable damages." She also asked to be hired out by the sheriff or for an order holding St. Amand to a $1,200 bail.
Result: Denied; appealed; upheld.
- Number of petition pages: 1
- Related documents: Transcript of Court Records, 30 June 1819-25 April 1820, including: Answer, Pierre St. Amand, 2 July 1819; Answer, Nathaniel Cannon, 22 July 1819; Testimony, Joseph Thompson, et al., 9 September 1819-22 March 1820; Extract from Mortgage Register, 18 March 1820; Agreement of Mortgage Release, 20 May 1819, certified 27 March 1820; Notice of Slave Sale and Delivery, Joseph Erwin to Nathaniel Cannon, 18 May 1819; Notice of Slave Sale and Delivery, Nathaniel R. Cannon to Michel St. Amant, 22 May 1819; and Judgment, 25 April 1820; Supreme Court Record, 8 May 1820; Appellee's Statement, 30 May 1820; Supreme Court's Decree, 13 June 1820
- Pages of related documents: 38
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Repository: University of New Orleans
- Supreme Court of Louisiana Collection
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