Martha Elizabeth Hollinsbee Gibbs joins her husband, her daughter and her brothers in seeking the sale of eight slaves. The petitioners point out that two of said slaves were conveyed to Martha Elizabeth for her "use and behoof ... during the term of her natural life" in 1795. They further cite that the trustee of said life estate has died and that the total number of slaves amount "in all to Eight," as the two female slaves named in said deed of trust have had children. Noting that they live "in town," the petitioners purport that said slaves "are of little or no value" due to the irregular wages paid for said adults and "the expence of the children." They therefore pray that "the said negroe Slaves Eight in number may be sold" and "the proceeds vested in Real Estate in the City of Charleston."
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Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina
