Petition #21284713

• Rowan County, North Carolina. cicra 1847. - circa 1849.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Judge of the Superior Courts of Law and Court of Equity sitting in Chancery for the County of Rowan

Abstract

The widow of slave owner George Miller and her new husband Moses Trexler charge that the heirs of Miller's estate are cheating them out of a carriage and harness. In his will, they charge, Miller stipulated that the widow should receive those items but someone crossed out the three words.

Result: Granted; appealed; orginal bill dismissed.

• Number of petition pages: 9
• Related documents: Copy, Last Will and Testament of George Miller, 2 July 1845; Codicil, 28 September 1845; North Carolina Reports, Cases in Equity, Supreme Court, June 1849--June 1850, pp. 182-84
• Pages of related documents: 6

14 people are documented within petition 21284713

• 2 Enslaved
• 9 Defendants
• 2 Petitioners
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina

• Records of the North Carolina Supreme Court

Subjects

• Crops (Cotton)
• Forgery
• Heirs dispute