Gordon v. . Brown

The facts of this case seem to be these, as collected from the pleadings and exhibits. Sarah Gordon was in 1834 of an advanced age and owned some slaves and other property; and among them was a negro man named Jim, and a woman named Harriett. She had a numerous family of descendants. Two of her sons were then dead, namely, Nathaniel and John. The former left several infant children, of whom the present defendant was the guardian and stepfather. The latter left a son, who is the present plaintiff and was then of full age and resided in Mississippi. John Gordon was, at the time of his death,…