Petition #20882304

• Orleans Parish, Louisiana. March 12, 1823. - December 1, 1823.
• Court: District
• Salutation: To the Hon. Joshua Lewis Judge of the District Court of the first District of the State of Louisiana

Abstract

Benjamin Thaxton asserts that he is a free man of color being illegally “detained and claimed” as a slave by William Dalton. In support of his claim to freedom, Thaxton informs the court that he has enjoyed his “liberty” in Tennessee “for the last fifteen years.” Thaxton prays to be allowed to sue for his freedom and that he may be hired out while the case is decided.

Result: Dismissed.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Depositions, John Hines [Hynes, et al., 12 March 1823, 13 March 1823; Order, ca. March 1823; Judgment, 1 December 1823
• Pages of related documents: 3

4 people are documented within petition 20882304

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner
• 2 Others

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Citation information

Repository: New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Records of the First Judicial District Court, Case Records
• Microfilm: Reel # 11, Louisiana Collection

Subjects

• Freedom papers
• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• Term slavery