Margaret states "that she is a person of Color that she was the slave of Saml Hahn decd late of the County of Nelson and State of Kentucky." She informs the court that Hahn "departed this life" in 1858 "first having made and published his last will & testament" that granted freedom to herself and her sister Sidonia. She charges that the defendants "are seeking possession of her in order to make a sale of her and she states and charges that unless restrained they will sell her into Slavery for life." The petitioner further argues "that since the death of her aforesaid Master & owner she has been hired by the aforesaid Executor & that She has received no part of her hires." Sidonia asks that the defendants be restrained "from selling her, at least untill the aforesaid Executors make a full settlement of the sd Hahn's Estate."
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Repository: Kentucky Division of Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky
