Petition #20883923
- Iberville Parish, Louisiana. cicra August 29, 1839. - October 19, 1840.
- Court: Parish
- Salutation: To the Honorable John Dutton Judge of the Parish Court holden in and for the Parish of Iberville State of Louisiana
Abstract
Weyman Ingledove seeks to collect wages owed him by Antoine Lacour, alias "Reziste," a free man of color. Ingledove states that Lacour hired him, in April 1838, by a written contract that has since been "accidentally destroyed," to act as a "Labourer and overseer" on his plantation. He further informs the court that he came to within fifteen days of completing the contract when Lacour, "by threats and violence," drove him "from his said Plantation and forbid his return thereto." Ingledove prays that the court order Lacour to pay $200 for his salary. A related testimony reveals that Lacour has talked about selling his plantation and slaves, and moving to France where "he would be admitted to the rights of a Negro and dine with Louis Philippe where he intended to Live and where men of his Color were admitted as Generals in the Armies."
Result: Partially granted; appealed; reversed.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: PARs #20884006, #20884013; Summons [Text in English and French], 29 August 1839; Extract of Minutes, 12 November 1839; Orders, 2 December 1839; Answer, Antoine Lacour, 2 December 1839; Supplemental Petition, 5 December 1839; Order, 5 December 1839; Summons [Text in English and French], 6 December 1839; Sheriff's Return, 19 December 1839; Writ of Arrest, 6 December 1839; Sheriff's Return, 9 December 1839; Court Record of Motion to Dissolve Arrest, 30 January 1840; Evidence, 3 February 1840; Judgment, 10 February 1840; Court Record of Petition of Appeal, 14 February 1840; Dismissal, 18 June 1840; Bond, ca. 19 February 1840; District Court Judgment, 18 June 1840; District Court Opinion, ca. 18 June 1840
- Pages of related documents: 17
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Citation information
Repository: Iberville Parish Courthouse, Plaquemine, Louisiana
- Records of the Fourth Judicial District Court
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