Petition #20481601

• Washington County, District of Columbia. December 21, 1816. - May 11, 1818.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To the Honorable The Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the County of Washington, now sitting in said County as a court of Chancery

Abstract

Thomas Harris accepted from Thomas G. Slye "his deed of Indenture" for $234, whereby Slye mortgaged two slaves: thirty-five-year-old Harry and thirty-three-year-old mulatto Pressy. Despite this mortgage, Slye "has been permitted to continue in possession . . . and the reception of the issues and profits of the same." The agreed upon time for the loan has now elapsed and Harris now petitions the court for full payment with interest from Slye. He asks that the court order the sale of the slaves if Slye is unable to repay him.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 4
• Related documents: Decree, 11 May 1818; Indenture, Thomas G. Slye, 22 December 1814
• Pages of related documents: 6

4 people are documented within petition 20481601

• 2 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: National Archives, Washington, D. C.

• Records of the United States Circuit Court, Chancery Dockets and Rule Case Files
• Record group: 21
• Folder: 20

Subjects

• Mortgage value (enslaved)
• Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)