Catharine Wheatly claims that her grandfather John Desha and her father Richard Wheatly conveyed to her, in trust, a slave named Sally and her children, with John Hickman as trustee. There was disagreement between Desha and Wheatly over possession of Sally, and when the trust was executed Catharine claims Desha attempted to defraud her by hiding the existence of one of Sally's children. The slaves are currently hired out in Bourbon County, near Desha's home and Catharine is receiving low hire for their labor. She attributes this in part to the rate of hire in that county and partly to the fact that the slaves are frequently induced to leave their employment and stay with Desha. Catharine asks the court to compel Desha to turn over Morris or Maurice, the child he has hidden, and, as John Hickman is weary of being her trustee, to appoint a new trustee who lives closer to her.
Result: Dismissed.
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Repository: Kentucky Division of Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky
