Thomas and William Hudson, the latter a minor “over the age of 14 years,” pray for the return of a slave named Amos, who is currently being held by James McNeely. According to the Hudsons, they are the only heirs of the late Hannah Hudson, who had received Amos from her father William Cockfield as a token of his love and affection. However, James McNeely now “has and for many years has had and kept, the forcible & illegal possession of said negro slave Amos.” They fear that McNeely plans to hide the slaves and remove them to “parts unknown.” The Hudsons claim they have "sustained damages from the deprivation of the labour of the said negro the sum of $2,000." They pray that McNeely be "decreed and adjudged to deliver” Amos to them and to pay damages and costs of suit.
Result: Denied.
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Repository: East Feliciana Parish Courthouse, Clinton, Louisiana
