North Carolina, Supreme Court, Morganton : Douthett and wife et al v Bodenhamer, August 1859.

North Carolina, Supreme Court, Morganton : Douthett and wife et al v Bodenhamer, August 1859.

With regard to the will of Thomas Brummett the Supreme Court ruled that it entitled the plaintiffs as executory legatees to have their potential property secured. The agreed value for the price of the two slaves was to be invested in land and held according to the limitations of the will. Their inte...

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Corporate Author: Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Series:Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:
Enslaved children
Court records
Land use
Slave trade
Wills
Enslaved women
North Carolina > Henderson County
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:With regard to the will of Thomas Brummett the Supreme Court ruled that it entitled the plaintiffs as executory legatees to have their potential property secured. The agreed value for the price of the two slaves was to be invested in land and held according to the limitations of the will. Their interest was contingent upon the death of the wife of the defendant without having a child, and even though this might be a remote possibility, it was proper that their interest should be protected to prevent the slaves from being carried off or sold. The bill alleged that two slaves had been removed to Georgia by the defendant with the idea of selling them to purchasers who were going to carry them off to Texas and that the remainder of the slaves had been secretly removed to South Carolina where the defendant was endeavouring to sell them in absolute right.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Location of Originals/Duplicates Note:North Carolina State Archives

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