Sidonia states "that she is a person of color that she was the slave of Saml Hahn decd of the County of Nelson and state of Ky." She informs the court that Hahn "departed this life" in 1858 "first having made and published his last will & testament" that granted freedom to herself and her sister Margaret. She charges that the defendants "are seeking to obtain possession of her in order to make a sale of her and they will sell her into Slavery for life unless restrained by this Hon Court." The petitioner further argues "that since the death of her owner she has been hired and that she has receivd no part of the sums for which she was hired." Sidonia asks that the defendants "be restrained and injoined from selling her at least untill the aforesaid executors make a full settlement of Hahn's Estate."
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Repository: Kentucky Division of Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky
