Petition #20882322
- St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. December 20, 1823. - circa November 1826.
- Court: District
- Salutation: To the honorable the Judge of the Fifth district Court of the State of Louisiana holding Session in and for the Parish of St. Landry
Abstract
Daniel Hancock, a man of color, represents that he is being “unlawfully detained” as a slave by John Davis. He informs the court that he was born free in Connecticut and “has been regularly enlisted & actually served in the naval service of the United States for about two years.” Hancock prays that “Davis and all other persons may be adjudged to desist from all further pretentions over” him as a slave. In addition, Hancock asks to be sequestered since he “verily believes” that Davis or someone with “his knowledge & consent intends in a very short time” to carry him out of the jurisdiction of the court.
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: Depositions, Obediah Pearson and Alexander Robb, 20 December 1823; Copy of Petition, 20 December 1823; Bond, 29 December 1823; Amended Petition, 1824; Supplemental Petition, ca. 1824; Supplemental Petition, 15 May 1824; Order, June 1825; Order, 14 June 1825; Answer, John Davis, 12 May 1824; Judgment, November Term 1826
- Pages of related documents: 15
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Citation information
Repository: St. Landry Parish Courthouse, Opelousas, Louisiana
- Records of the Fifth Judicial District Court
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