Rachael Brent v. John Armfield
United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) - Alexandria (Washington, D.C.)Claim for Freedom Made
Importation ViolationOutcome
Verdict for Petitioner October 1835
Case Documents
- Rachael Brent v. John Armfield. Summons of John Armfield (May 22, 1834)
- Rachael Brent v. John Armfield. Depositions of Charles G. Eskridge & Thomas Rogers (May 24, 1834)
- Rachael Brent v. John Armfield. Summons of Daniel Kimler (October 28, 1834)
- Rachael Brent v. John Armfield. Summons of William Brent et al. (October 24, 1835)
- Rachael Brent v. John Armfield. Summons of W. L. Hodgson (October 27, 1835)
- Rachael Brent v. John Armfield. Petition for Freedom
- Rachael Brent v. John Armfield. Complaint
- Rachael Brent v. John Armfield. Jury Instructions
- Rachael Brent v. John Armfield. Docket Sheet
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People
Plaintiff(s):
Defendant(s):
Attorney for Plaintiff(s):
Attorney for Defendant(s):
Participants:
- Archer, William
- Armfield, John
- Brent, Rachael
- Brent, William, 1774-1848
- Buckner, Ariss
- Cranch, William, 1769-1855
- Eskridge, Charles G.
- Hewitt, William
- Hodgson, W. L.
- Hooe, Bernard
- Hunter, Alexander
- Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843
- Kimler, Daniel
- Lee, Edmund J.
- Luckett, Francis W.
- Mandell, John C.
- Minor, Daniel
- Richards, William B.
- Rogers, Thomas
- Stewart, George W.
- Taylor, Robert I.
- Thompson
- Thruston, Buckner, 1763-1845
Summary
Rachael Brent claimed that Ariss Buckner moved to D.C. in 1826, took her and the Jacksons into the city in the spring of 1827, registered them as if he were a bona fide resident, and then returned to Loudon County, Virginia. He left Brent and the Jacksons in Washington for more than five years. Then in October 1832, Ariss Buckner took Rachael Brent out of Washington, D.C., back to his farm in Virginia. Sometime later, he then sold her to John Armfield, the notorious slave trader in Alexandria.
This case summary was written and researched by William G. Thomas III, and edited by project scholars.
