James Reeder petitions that when he married Susannah Locke, he became entitled to six slaves she had inherited from her father, Jesse Locke. Susannah, advised "by certain evil disposed persons," petitioned the General Assembly of Maryland and was granted a divorce from James Reeder "a mensa et thoro," whereby he was "divested" of the property he had acquired by marriage. Reeder is contesting the divorce as unconstitutional in the St. Mary's County Court. He believes that Susannah is planning to sell the slaves via her agent, William Locke, who has already taken possession of the slaves in question. Reeder asks the court to issue an injunction to prevent any sale until his case is settled and to subpoena Susannah and Locke.
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Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland
