James Thomas asserts that he sold a slave named Louisa to Michael Simpson in 1833 for a term of seven years. The bill of sale specified that Louisa should be freed at the end of the term. Thomas states that Simpson gave Louisa to his daughter and her husband, Brooke Mackall, who later sold her to Louisa's husband, John, a free person of color. Louisa and John were working for Mackall to pay off the debt from the sale when Thomas was informed that Mackall had placed Louisa in a private jail and was about to sell her as a slave for life. Thomas fears that Louisa will be sold out of the jurisdiction of the court. He charges that Mackall has fraudulently represented Louisa as a slave for life and asks that Mackall be subpoenaed.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: National Archives, Washington, D. C.
