20981507https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20981507MarylandBaltimoreCounty2591815Chancery2591815Chancerygranted002Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MarylandRichard 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."Non-plantation/Non-household work (enslaved)Skills (enslaved)Mortgage value (enslaved)