Ellis v. Gosney's heirs

Judge Robertson,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Elizabeth Gosney, administered on the estate of her deceased husband. A slave named Tom,was, among other things assigned to her for her dower. *347Tom, having afterwards fled from the state, and taken refuge among the Indians, she employed William Ellis, to pursue and reclaim him if possible, and that if he should succeed, in restoring to her, Tom, she would sell him to him, for £100.

Submission, fj-ward ofar' 1 ca ots’ Bill of sale froin a/'m’s. £llis’

Having found Tom, on the northwestern frontier and brought him back to Kentucky, some…