Petition #20484502

Abstract

Austin Tripplet, a person of color, states that in April 1845, Henry Lloyd sold him to Elizabeth Tripplet, a free woman of color, and Tripplet's wife, for $160 payable in monthly installments of $5. In October 1845, Elizabeth Tripplet executed a deed of manumission for Austin Tripplet "in consideration of the love & affection she had" for him. Despite the fact that Elizabeth Tripplet has consistently met her payments, the petitioner states that Lloyd has had him arrested and jailed. Austin Tripplet believes that Lloyd is planning to sell him as a slave for life. He states that he has a petition for his freedom pending in the courts and seeks an injunction to prevent Lloyd from selling him beyond the jurisdiction of the court.

Result: Granted.

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Repository: National Archives, Washington, D. C.

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