Petition #20586402

Abstract

The administratrix for the estate of late James Potts asks the court for an injunction against Retus J. Williams and William Edwards with regards to the sale of the slave Joe. She also asks that the power of attorney held by Retus J. Williams be revoked and that Joe be returned to her. She says that her father, Mr. Wright, conveyed a life interest in eight slaves to her mother, Mrs. Wright, and upon the death of Mrs. Wright, said slaves would "pass to your oratrix, and the heirs of her body." As said administratrix, Potts appointed Retus J. Williams as her agent with power of attorney. The petitioner charges, however, that said Williams sold a slave named Joe without her consent, even though she served him with a notice objecting to the sale and protested publicly during the sale. Potts notes that William Edwards purchased Joe for $1,740, which is less than she estimates his worth.

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Repository: Marion County Courthouse, Ocala, Florida

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