Mary Bell v. Susan Armistead
United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) - Washington (D.C.)Claim for Freedom Made
Living IndependentlyManumission
Property Dispute
Term Slavery
Outcome
Verdict for Defendant December 14, 1847
Motion for New Trial December 14, 1847
Case Documents
- Mary Bell v. Susan Armistead and Eleanora Bell v. Susan Armistead. Deed of Manumission (September 14, 1835)
- Mary Bell v. Susan Armistead. Affidavits from Almshouse (March 31, 1837)
- Mary Bell v. Susan Armistead. Certificate of Freedom (October 18, 1843)
- Mary Bell v. Susan Armistead. Summons of Susan Armistead (September 13, 1844)
- Mary Bell v. Susan Armistead. Petitioner's Bill of Exceptions (December 4, 1847)
- Mary Bell v. Susan Armistead. Petitioner's Bill of Exceptions (December 6, 1847)
- Mary Bell v. Susan Armistead. Petitioner's Bills of Exceptions (December 6, 1847)
- Mary Bell v. Susan Armistead. Defendant's Bill of Exceptions (December 6, 1847)
- Mary Bell v. Susan Armistead. Jury Instructions (December 6, 1847)
- Mary Bell v. Susan Armistead. Jury Instructions (December 6, 1847)
- Mary Bell v. Susan Armistead. Defendant's Jury Instructions (December 6, 1847)
- Mary Bell v. Susan Armistead. Motion for New Trial (December 14, 1847)
- Mary Bell v. Susan Armistead. Defendant's Bill of Exceptions
- Mary Bell v. Susan Armistead. McWilliams' Answers to Interrogatories
Related Cases
- Ann Bell, Daniel Bell, & David Bell v. Gerard T. Greenfield
- Caroline Butler v. Fielder Magruder
- Daniel Bell v. John Stephenson
- Eleanora Bell v. Susan Armistead
- Harriet Bell v. Susan Armistead
People
Plaintiff(s):
Defendant(s):
Attorney for Plaintiff(s):
Participants:
- Armistead, Robert
- Armistead, Susan
- Bell, Andrew
- Bell, Caroline
- Bell, Daniel
- Bell, Daniel
- Bell, George W.
- Bell, Harriet
- Bell, Mary
- Bell, Mary E.
- Bradley, Joseph H. (Joseph Habersham), 1802-1887
- Brent, William, 1774-1848
- Butt, Richard
- Clarke, Edward W.
- Cranch, William, 1769-1855
- Darby, Cleveland
- Dunlop, James, 1793-
- Hunter, Alexander
- Lucas, Sarah
- Marshal
- Marshal, Susannah
- Mattingly, Elizabeth
- McWilliams
- Morsell, James Sewall
- Naylor
- Naylor, George
- Riley, Mary
- Ross, John
- Valentine, Daniel
- Vinott, Louis
- Wallach, Charles S.
- Wiltberger, Charles H.
