Petition #20882813

Abstract

Marianne Pijeaux, a free woman of color, and her husband, George Lecesne, a free man of color, seek to regain possession of a slave named Jemmia. Marianne claims that she inherited $1,576 from the estate of her late mother, Marianne Ducoudreaux, a free woman of color. In 1823, Lecesne used part of his wife's money to buy a slave named Jemmia, also known as Miami, from Abner Robinson of Richmond, Virginia. Since the purchase, Lecesne has become insolvent and in 1827 the court granted Marianne a separation of property. By this judgment, Jemmia was "tacitly mortgaged in favor of" Marianne "for the reimbursement of the sums." Now, Jemmia is in the illegal possession of Marie Louise Beard, a free woman of color, who refuses "to give up the said slave to be sold" so that Marianne can be "paid with the proceeds thereof." Marianne prays that Beard be ordered to return the slave "and that the same be sold at public auction" [Original in English and French; French version incomplete].

Result: Granted; appealed; reversed.

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Repository: New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, Louisiana

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