Samuel Brown, guardian of Thomas and Edwin Phoebus, seeks the sale of a slave named Dick, who belongs to his wards. Brown believes that the slave "is of bad disposition and habits who is constantly running away & subjecting his owners to repeated & serious expenses attending his recapture." The petitioner points out further that Dick "is also addicted to drunkenness and ... he is of very little worth to said wards and is daily deteriorating in value." Citing that Dick's sale price "would be of far greater value to the said wards than the retention of said slave, Brown "prays your Honor that said negro may be ordered by the court to be sold."
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Memphis and Shelby County Archives, Memphis, Tennessee
