Petition #21185103
- Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. May 3, 1851. - circa 0 .
- Court: Circuit
Abstract
Elvy Le Compte purchased a thirty-five-year-old slave named Lewis from William Varnier for $608 during the summer of 1850. On 31 December 1850, Le Compte authorized Toussaint Lahay to sell Lewis at "a Southern Market." Henry Crane purchased Lewis for $375 in New Orleans on 18 January 1851. Although Lahay guaranteed that Lewis was "sound in body and mind," Crane found Lewis to have a "vicious" character and a "diseased" body. Moreover, Crane alleges that Lewis was "addicted to the habit of running away." Lewis's poor health led to his death on 15 April 1851. Crane argues that he has incurred $240 in medical, travel, and burial expenses on account of Lewis. The petitioner prays that Le Compte and Lahay be ordered to pay him $615 in compensation.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: Summons, Toussaint Lahay, Elvy Le Compte, 3 May 1851; Sheriff's Return, 3 May 1851; Amended Petition, 1 December 1851; Bill of Sale, Toussaint Lahay to Henry Crane, 18 January 1851; Deposition, John P. Phillips, 19 April 1852; Depositions, Alexander Hart, John G. Goodal, 20 April 1852; Deposition, Toussaint Lahay, 15 March 1852; Notice, Elvy Le Compte, Toussaint Lahay, 9 March 1852; Acknowledgment, Henry Crane, 8 March 1852; Certification, 15 March 1852; Answer, Toussaint Lahaye, 10 December 1851; Demurrer, Toussaint Lahay, Elvy Le Compte, 22 May 1851; Motion, Toussaint Lahay, Elvy Le Compte, 17 May 1852; Bill of Exceptions, Toussaint Lahay, Elvy Le Compte, 22 May 1852
- Pages of related documents: 52
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Repository: Ste. Genevieve County Courthouse, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
- Records of the Circuit Court
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