Petition #21185101
- Marion County, Missouri. October 6, 1851. - June 4, 1855.
- Court: Circuit
Abstract
The heirs of Isaac B. Gibbons maintain that he owned eighteen slaves in 1829. They further attest that these slaves were to be divided equally among his said heirs upon his death. The petitioners charge that Moses Gentry came into possession of Nancy and Patrick, two of Gibbons's said slaves, in 1831. They allege that this sale was illegal because of a trust executed by Gibbons in 1829. Noting that Gibbons died in 1848, the heirs complain that Gentry now refuses to relinquish Nancy or her children to then. The heirs ask the court to order Gentry to return the slaves to them. In addition, they seek compensation for the value of the slaves' hires over the past three years.
Result: Nonsuit declared; appealed; affirmed.
- Number of petition pages: 5
- Related documents: Transcript of Court Record, 6 October 1851--7 October 1851; Copy of Answer, Moses Gentry, 8 November 1851; Transcript of Court Record, 11 March 1852--12 August 1854; Copy of Supplemental Petition, 12 August 1854; Transcript of Court Record, 14 August 1854--26 August 1854; Copy of Deed, Isaac B. Gibbons, et al., 31 July 1829; Transcript of Court Record, 26 August 1854; Copy of Bill of Sale, Isaac B. Gibbons, John Miller, 20 October 1829; Transcript of Court Record, 26 August 1854; Copy of Depositions, John Nichols, John Hart, 26 August 1854; Transcript of Court Record, 26 August 1854; Copy of Bill of Sale, Isaac B. Gibbons, Moses Gentry, 14 March 1831; Transcript of Court Record, 26 August 1854; Copy of Agreement, Isaac B. Gibbons, Morris Gibbons, 16 September 1844; Transcript of Court Record, 26 August 1854; Clerk's Certification, 15 September 1854; Supreme Court Opinion, 4 June 1855
- Pages of related documents: 73
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Citation information
Repository: Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, Missouri
- Records of the Supreme Court, Case Files
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