Petition #20985646
- Anne Arundel County, Maryland. February 1856. - February 5, 1856.
- Court: Equity
Abstract
William Watkins, the petitioner, asks the court to appeal an earlier case in which he is the defendant. He states that he does not believe the worth of the disputed property, exclusive of the slave, exceeds $450. He concedes that the slave may remain in the custody of his wife, Harriett Anne Watkins, until the case is finally resolved. He adds that the rent of the real estate that is part of his wife's dower does not exceed $150 per year.
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Order, 5 February 1856; Appointment of Commissioner, 30 May 1854; Testimony, Benjamin Beard, Mary A. Black, William Black, 28 June 1854; Testimony, Francis Brashears, William Bird, John W. Williams, Fayette Ball, 10 August 1854; Testimony, Thomas Davidson, Samuel Dorsett, Benjamin Watkins, Benjamin H. Harwood, Daniel Davis, 7 September 1854; Testimony, Francis Brashears, 28 September 1854; Commissioner's Statement, 27 November 1854; List of Interrogatories, Harriett Watkins, ca. 1854; List of Cross-Interrogatories, William Watkins, ca. 1854; Re-Examination, Mrs. Black, ca. 1854; Additional Interrogatories, Dr. William Bird, Francis Brashears, ca. 1854; General Interrogatories to Defendant's Witnesses, ca. 1854; Cross-Interrogatories, Samuel Dorsett, Benjamin H. Harwood, ca. 1854; Complainant's Additional Special Interrogatory, Francis Brashears, ca. 1854; Commissioner's Oath & Clerk's Oath, 8 December 1854
- Pages of related documents: 49
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Citation information
Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland
- Schweninger Collection
- Page: 3
- Microfilm: M 11019
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