James Morris, "an infant under the age of twenty one years," inherited a slave named Albert from his late grandmother, Mourning Foster. Albert is currently in the possession of Morris's guardian, Richard Reins. Morris asserts that Albert has "commenced pursuing a course of life and contracting habits such as would spedily render him useless and expensive." In addition, Albert is "going on in a continued course of intemperance of such a character as will ruin his health and make him worthless," and he is "given to many flagrant vices among which gaming is the most prominent." Asserting that "slaves being now at a very fair price in the market & the demand for money being very great," the petitioner believes it would be in his best interest to sell Albert before he becomes "an expense to him rather than a profit." He asks for the court's permission to sell Albert.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
