Belinda, a woman of color, asks the court to require the executors of the late Daniel Gantt, her former owner, to give an account of his estate and provide funds for her emancipation as stipulated in his will. She states that, after Gantt sold her, he arranged that at his death his executors would use funds from his estate to purchase her and her children and set them free. Gantt has died, and Belinda notes that her current owner, Robert H. Berry, is agreeable to such a sale. Nonetheless, the executors of the Gantt estate refuse to negotiate the purchase, citing litigation involving Belinda as security for Berry's unsettled debts.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Florida State Archives, Tallahassee, Florida
