Richard Chenowith and Jacob Eichelberger ask the court to refer their case to an arbitrator. The dispute involves a $159 debt owed by Chenowith to Eichelberger and secured by Chenowith's slave, Nicholas. Chenowith contends that he has repaid the debt, but Eichelberger continues to employ the slave as a miller and will not return him. Chenowith originally petitioned that the case be heard in Chancery Court. Now both parties are asking "that the said reference be made by a rule of this Court."
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland
