Minor Samuel A. Easly accuses the executor of the estate of his late uncle and his uncle's widow, Mary Easly, with combining and confederating "together to cheat and defraud" him of certain slaves specifically bequeathed to him by his uncle's will. Said executor, David Westfield, has refused to deliver seven slaves to him and plans "to make them chargeable with the debts of the Testator." Westfield has already sold nine of his testator's slaves and purchased them himself at "a sacrificed price;" in addition, he recently has joined with Easly's widow in filing a bill in the chancery court seeking the court's authorization to sell a portion of Samuel's legacy. Samuel insists that "there remains sixteen Negroes and their increase besides those which were bequeathed" to him, leaving a "sufficiency of Negroes to sell without selling" his legacy. He asks the court to decree that Westfield "properly Marshall the assets so as to protect the Negroes specifically bequeathed to your orator." He seeks delivery of the remainder of his legacy, as well as compensation for the slaves' hire while Westfield has "controlled the labours benefit and advantage of said Negroes."
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