Reynolds v. Batson

These two actions are brought to recover three slaves, two in the possession of the defendant Batson, and one in the possession of Bran-ford. #

The slave in the possession of Brenford 'disappeared from the plantation of the plaintiff, his then owner, residing in the State of Alabama, in the spring or beginning of summer, 1845, and the other two slaves disappeared in August of that year. Plaintiff, supposing his slave had run away, resorted to the usual means for their recovery, without effect. With all of his inquiries, it does not appear that he was able to bear of the slaves until he…