A. B. Howard, administrator of the estate of the late H. B. Howard, attempted to sell "an old negro man belonging to the said Estate" and "the only offer he has had for him" was $150. Howard notes that two years ago the slave appraised at $350 but "he is now upwards of 60 years old" and is crippled with rheumatism. The petitioner believes "if suffered to remain as a part of the Estate [he] will in all probability in twelve months from this be totally unfit for sale or hire and therefore must be a dead expense for the remainder of his life to the widow and children." Howard asks the court's permission to accept this offer.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland
