Petition #21180601

• May 9, 1806. - circa May 1806.
• Court: General
• Salutation: To the honorable the Judges in and over the Louisiana Territory

Abstract

Joseph Tayon represents that he is the owner of the slaves named as defendants in this case. Nine of the defendants have run away and Tayon asks that the sheriff of the District of St. Charles seize "the said negroes so running at large" and deliver them into his possession. A related document in the French language indicates that, at least two of the defendants, Marguerite and Catherine, were the descendants of a woman named Scipion, whose mother was an American Indian. The document is in conflict, however, with the petition regarding the relationship of Marguerite to Scipion. It is therefore unclear whether Marguerite is Scipion's daughter or granddaughter. Several related petitions reveal that Scipion, also spelled Scypion, had been a slave of Joseph Tayon.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 1
• Related documents: PARs 21180602, #21182503, #21182507, #21182508, #21182602, #21182702, #21182703, #21182801, #21182802; Jury Verdict, ca. May 1806; Statement [Text in French], M. Labeaume, 17 May 1804; Suspension of Sale, Amos Hoddard, 20 May 1804; Plea, Celeste, et al., ca. 1806; Replication, Joseph Tayon, ca. 1806; Statement of Errors, Celeste, et al., ca. 1806; Juror's Statement, 22 May 1806
• Pages of related documents: 10

14 people are documented within petition 21180601

• 13 Enslaved
• 12 Defendants
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, Missouri

• Records of the Supreme Court, Case Files

Subjects

• Freedom seekers
• Native Americans
• Interracial relationships