Joseph Wilkinson, of Calvert County, Maryland, made and published his last will and testament in 1820 and thereby devised his land and slaves in the Missouri Territory to his sons, Walter, James and Thomas Wilkinson. James Wilkinson and his children charge that the said Walter Wilkinson obtained letters of administration for the estate in Missouri and has since kept the land and slaves for his own use. The petitioners suggest that at the time of Joseph's death his estate in Missouri included approximately thirty to forty slaves. They also contend that Walter Wilkinson has submitted a falsified account of the estate and has pretended to sell some or all of the estate slaves to Joseph Pratte, Robert Brown and Charles Vallé, his brother-in-law. The petitioners seek an account of the estate and one third of the property and slaves.
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Repository: Jefferson County Courthouse, Hillsboro, Missouri
