Mary Ann Bond et al. v. Thomas C. Magruder. Agreement

 

Alice Campbell & Others
v
Magruder admr Booth

Petition for freedom

It is agreed in this case that Winifred the mother of all the Petitioners except Alice was the slave of Susan Merryman in St Marys County Maryd. That the said Susanna made her last will as follows [[illegible] the same] That Thomas Booth married Ann Merryman named in the said will, went into possession by his said marriage became possessed of of said Winifred with the other property of said Ann. That all the Petitioners except Alice were born after the said marriage in the life time of said Thomas Booth. That said Booth made his will as follows [[illegible] the same] His wife survived him and executed the deed of manumission under which petitioners claim. That Alice was the individual property of Thomas Booth

 

E. C. Carrington for Pets

Bradley, Carlisle & Morgan for defts

275 Trials

Campbell & al [illegible]
vs
Magruder admr of Boothe