2004-09
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/31/2004
1848 Petition to Recover The "Negro Boy Ben." Manuscript Document, being the petition for a new trial in case regarding ownership of the "Negro Boy Ben." 6 pages, five measuring 6.75" x 12", the last 6.75" x 7.25", Harrison County, Texas, May 1848. Very Fine - fastened at top with brass bracket; two filing slits also at top margin; with three leaves partially separated at the bottom fold and a few nicks and tears at edges, but clear and bold throughout. Here one Wiley Pridgen asks that a new trial be granted in Strickland Vs. Pridgen, in which the jury ruled that Hardy Strickland legally bought Pridgen's "Boy Ben", a slave worth $1,250: Pridgen claims no payments were exchanged between them, and offers reasons why the case should be heard again. The court agrees, and grants a new trial.
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