Johnson's ex'r v. Clark
Supreme Court of Arkansas
This was a-suit in chancery, heard in the Circuit Court of Hemp-stead county, in April, A. D. 1842, before the Hon. William Conway Xk, oii-e of the circuit judges. On the 31 si day'of June, A»D. 1834, Benjamin Clark executed the following instrument, under his-seal: “Received of Edward Johnson, jr., two thousand nine-hundred and fifty dollars, in'consideration of eight negro slaves, to wit: Ned, Bob, Hannah, Phillis, Patts, Henry, Christopher, and Walker,, which.
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This was a-suit in chancery, heard in the Circuit Court of Hemp-stead county, in April, A. D. 1842, before the Hon. William Conway Xk, oii-e of the circuit judges. On the 31 si day'of June, A»D. 1834, Benjamin Clark executed the following instrument, under his-seal: “Received of Edward Johnson, jr., two thousand nine-hundred and fifty dollars, in'consideration of eight negro slaves, to wit: Ned, Bob, Hannah, Phillis, Patts, Henry, Christopher, and Walker,, which. I have this day sold and delivered to the said Edward Johnson,, an# I hereby, for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators,…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Paschal, J.
This is a suit in chancery, instituted on the chancery side of the circuit court of Hempstead county. A decree was rendered in favor of the complainant, and an appeal has been presented to this court for a reversal of that decree. We deem it necessary to give the history of the case with some minuteness.
Clark alleges in his bill, that about the 14th of June, A. D. 1834, he obtained from Johnson, the loan of about $2600, to be paid in twelve months; that he gave as security a mortgage to eight negr© slaves therein named. This writing is referred to in Johnson’s answer.…
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