Petition #20984618

• Baltimore County, Maryland. August 4, 1846. - circa 0 .
• Court: Orphans
• Salutation: To the Hon, the Orphans Court of Baltimore County

Abstract

Thomas Winston declares that three slaves were left in his "friendly care and charge" when their owner and father, Benjamin Copper, a free person of color, went to Trinidad. Winston hired out the slaves to Patrick Gallagher, who paid their hire to the boys' mother, Caroline, also Benjamin's slave. Claiming that Gallagher has fraudulently indentured the boys to himself, Winston asks that Gallagher's indenture be annulled and revoked.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Certification, Donald M. McIlvain, 20 August 1846; Answer, Patrick Gallagher, 26 August 1846; Bill of Sale, Ignatius Boarman to Samuel House, 3 July 1832; Bill of Sale, Samuel House to Benjamin Copper, 13 November 1841
• Pages of related documents: 7

9 people are documented within petition 20984618

• 1 Free person of color
• 3 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner
• 3 Others

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Citation information

Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland

• Schweninger Collection
• Page: 204
• Microfilm: M 11025

Subjects

• Purchased own family (FPOC)
• Enslaver (FPOC)
• Caribbean Islands, migration from/to
• Hiring value (enslaved)
• Apprenticeship/Indenture (FPOC)
• Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)
• Absentee owners