Misella Ann Henry married Oliver C. Henry on 15 March 1831 in Indiana, and the couple later moved to Mississippi. Misella Ann confides that her husband has "voluntarily abandoned & deserted her & their children & removed to Milligens Bend in the state of Louisiana"; as regards said children, Henry has "placed them under the control & management of a negro mistress with whom he lived in Adultery." She also accuses the defendant of physical and mental abuse. Misella states that the "twelve or fourteen negro slaves" are part of the children's inheritance from their paternal grandfather. The petitioner seeks to obtain a divorce, custody of and support for their four children, and possession of the slaves and other property.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Adams County Courthouse, Natchez, Mississippi
