Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Defendant's 4th Bill of Exceptions
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Ellen Johnson & others
v
Morris Adler admr of Tho Turner decd.
On the trial of the above cause this Defendant to support the issue on his part offered evidence by a competent witness testimony to prove that the [strikethrough] petitioners [strikethrough] resided near him on an adjoining lot & had been well known by him for many about 15 years. That they were generally understood & reputed to be the slaves of the late Thomas Turner & not free people. to which said Evidence so offered by the Defendant the Petitioners by their counsel objected & the court refused to permit the same to be given & thereupon the Defendant excepts thereato & prays the court to sign & seal this his fourth bill of exceptions which is done accordingly this 11 Decr 1849
W. Cranch (seal)
Jas. S. Morsell (seal)
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Defendants 4th Exception relating to the offer to prove general reputation as to the freedom or slavery of the Petitioners
not in this case