Petition #20882173
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana. October 13, 1821. - January 30, 1826.
- Court: District
- Salutation: To the Honble the District Court of the State of Louisiana for the first District
Abstract
Thomas Simmons, a man of color, claims to have been illegally held in slavery for three years by one Robert H. Mc Nair. Simmons represents that he was lawfully emancipated in Kentucky by the "last will and testament of Joseph McMurtrie;" a fact he alleges to be well known by McNair. Simmons avers that the value of his services during three years of bondage is worth a total $1,260, based on a rate of $35 per month. Simmons expresses his fear that McNair "will molest & hinder him in the prosecution of this suit,” transport him beyond the power and jurisdiction of the present court, and sell him. He therefore prays to be decreed “free and restored to the enjoyment of his liberty," and to be "held in the custody of the Sheriff during the prosecution of this suit." He also asks to be allowed to sue McNair "in forma pauperis."
Result: Granted; appealed; upheld.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Transcript of Court Records, 5 October 1820-30 January 1826, including: Deposition, Sarah Kennedy, 12 October 1821; Orders, 13 October 1821, 20 February 1822; Supplemental Petition, ca. 22 February 1822; Answer, William Wyer, 13 March 1822; Notarial Act of Sale, John Hewlett to William and Nathaniel Myer, 5 October 1820; Answer, R. H. McNair, 18 March 1822; Answer, John Hewlett, 20 April 1822; Supplemental Petition, 6 October 1823; Deposition, Rachel Moss, 2 October 1823; Deed of Emancipation, 29 March 1804, certified 31 July 1823 and 1 September 1823; Answer, Edward E. Parker, 9 October 1823; Copy of a Bill of Sale, John Hewlett to William and Nathaniel Myer, 5 October 1820, certified 9 October 1823; Bill of Sale, William and Nathaniel Wyer to Edward E. Parker, 21 August 1822; and Supreme Court Opinion and Decree, 30 January 1826
- Pages of related documents: 29
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Repository: University of New Orleans
- Supreme Court of Louisana Collection
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