20981714https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20981714MarylandAnne ArundelCounty2661817Orphans3071817Chancerypartially granted; appealed; granted33239Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MarylandJohn Mercer, former guardian of Henry and Nicholas Darnall, free persons of color and minor heirs of slave owner Bennett [Bennitt] Darnall, wishes to settle his account with the new guardian Thomas Sellman. Rezin Estep received a judgment against Mercer for "a considerable deficiency in the estimated quantity" of tobacco he bought from Bennett Darnall's estate. Mercer seeks credit for $514.48, "the difference between the Sum with which he was charged and that which has been recovered & assigned to Thomas Sellman." He also wishes to pass a final account of the estate with the court.Property owners (Black)Seniors (enslaved)Enslaver (FPOC)Crops (tobacco)Diseases (physical)Assessed Value (enslaved)Enslaver (minors)Inventory (enslaved)