The petitioners, recently manumitted by the last will and testament of Nicholas Worthington [of John], ask the court for permission to remain in the state. They point to a certificate from "highly respectable Citizens" who attest to their "long Course of good Conduct and proper behaviour" as justification for their prayer. This case prompted another case, State of Maryland v. Charles W. Dorsey, the administrator of Nicholas Worthington, which ended in the court of appeals in an attempt to determine whether or not slaves manumitted by a last will and testament were eligible to be taxed as property of the estate. It is the related PAR cited in the Related Documents section.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland
