Robert Campbell Jr. seeks the return of four slaves, whom he purchased from Henry S. P. Chappel on 27 August 1841. Campbell explains that he and Chappel mutually agreed to allow the slaves to remain in Chappel's custody "until the expiration of six months thereafter." Campbell was "absent from the state of Tennessee" at the end of the six months, but, on his return, he "demanded the Said negroes from the sd Chappel who refused to deliver the sd Negroes to your Orator & he cannot therefore obtain the possession of the same." The petitioner fears that Chappel intends "running the negroes beyond the jurisdiction of this Court so as to deprive your Orator of the same." He asks the court to attach the slaves, whom he claims have depreciated in value since the sale, and to appoint a receiver to take custody of them until the final decree of the court, which he hopes will require Chappel to deliver the property to him, and to reimburse him for the slaves' hire during the time they have been detained.
Result: Partially granted; appealed; affirmed.
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Repository: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee
