Petition #20981506

• Baltimore County, Maryland. filing started July 31, 1815.
• Court: Chancery
• Salutation: To the Honorable William Kilty Esquire Chancellor of Maryland

Abstract

Richard Chenowith petitions the court to subpoena Jacob Eichelberger to appear in court and to honor the terms of a $159 mortgage secured by Chenowith's slave, Nicholas. Chenowith alleges that he has repaid the debt, but that Eichelberger continues to hold Nicholas and benefit from his services as a miller.

• Number of petition pages: 10
• Related documents: PARs #20980006, #20981507; Bill of Sale, Richard Chenowith to Jacob Eichelberger, 25 August 1812; Exhibit E, Account of Debts, Richard Chenowith, 1812; Exhibit R, Account of Debts and Hires to Jacob Eichelberger, 1812-1815
• Pages of related documents: 5

3 people are documented within petition 20981506

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland

• Schweninger Collection
• Page: 17
• Microfilm: M 11016

Subjects

• Non-plantation/Non-household work (enslaved)
• Hiring value (enslaved)
• Skills (enslaved)
• Mortgage value (enslaved)