Pleasant Halbert, the administrator of the estate of the late Mary Buchanan, joins other "heirs and distributees at law" in seeking a division of the slave property belonging to the deceased. Halbert confirms that "the assets which have come into his hands and will come into his hands from the perishable property choses in action, funds on hand &c will be more than sufficient to pay the debts owing by said intestate." Noting that Buchanan "was the owner at the time of her death of Eight valuable slaves," the petitioners point out that "by said laws of descent and distribution they are entitled to a division of said slaves according to their relative interests." They pray "the court to order a division of said slaves among said parties if susceptible of an advantageous division without making sale, but if not they pray for sale of said slaves for division among said parties." They also request that the numerous relatives of the intestate, many of whom live outside the state and are minors, be "made parties defendants to this Bill."
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Lincoln County Courthouse, Fayetteville, Tennessee
