Zacharie v. Franklin
Supreme Court of the United States
IN error to the district court of the United States, for East Louisiana. The defendants in error, Henry Franklin and wife, on the 23d of January, 1836, presented a petition to the district court of the‘United States', for the eastern district of - Louisiana, for the recovery of certain slaves, with their children, and also of certain stock and household furniture; which the petition alleged had been sold to him by Joseph Milah, by a bill of sale, duly recorded in the proper…
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IN error to the district court of the United States, for East Louisiana. The defendants in error, Henry Franklin and wife, on the 23d of January, 1836, presented a petition to the district court of the‘United States', for the eastern district of - Louisiana, for the recovery of certain slaves, with their children, and also of certain stock and household furniture; which the petition alleged had been sold to him by Joseph Milah, by a bill of sale, duly recorded in the proper notarial office. The bill of sale was in the following words: State of Louisiana, Parish of St. Helena. Know all…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice B-arbour
This case is brought into this Court, by a writ of error, to the district court of the United States, for the eastern district of Louisiana.
It was a suit commenced by the defendant in error, for himself and wife, by a petition, according to the Louisiana practice, for the recovery of several slaves, (with their increase,) and. other property, consisting of. stock of'several kinds, and household and kitchen furniture; which he alleged had been .sold to him, by a certain Joseph Milah, by a bill of sale,.duly recorded in the proper notarial;office; of which bill of sale, profert is made in the…
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