Marie Marguiritte Bastien Prudhom Case petitions to recover four slaves and receive compensation for their absence. Marie Marguiritte Case previously instituted a suit against her husband, David Case, in which she received a judgment for separation of property. Two slave women named Lycade and Bridget were recognized as Marie Marguiritte's separate dotal property. Now, Bridget and her three children "have come to the hands and possession of a certain Dominique Bartholemew Racheal," who refuses to return them. Marie Marguiritte prays that Rachal [Racheal] be ordered to return the four slaves and pay $2,000 in damages plus costs of the suit.
Result: Denied.
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Repository: Natchitoches Parish Courthouse, Natchitoches, Louisiana
