William L. Martin, trustee of Joseph A. Martin, reports that "there was allotted to petitioner in trust for said Joseph A. Martin a negro named Tom," which represented one-seventh of the property owned by the late William Martin, their father. William explains that "after the division of said negroes the said Joseph A. Martin ... made a contract with Wilson Y. Martin" to exchange Tom for "a negro woman Marinda and her two children Jane & Alfred." As trustee, William consented to the trade and "is of opinion that the exchange was fairly made, that the woman & children were worth the amt given for them." He asks "that your honor confirm said contract" and "that titles to said slaves be divested and Invested accordingly."
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee
