William Craig sold a slave and her child to the plaintiff, by a written bill of sale, for [dollars] 450. Brown later hired to Craig the said slave and her children. Craig worked in Louisiana as a carpenter, and took the said slave with him to cook. Craig acted as the owner of the slave and her children. He fell in debt whilst in Louisiana, and the creditors instituted an action against him. The slaves were seized, and sold to Glathary, to whom Craig had previously hired the slaves. Brown alleged that the slaves were in Craig's possession under a contract of hire, but this was not sufficiently proved, and it appeared that they were in Brown's possession, when they were brought by Craig to Louisiana. The reacquisition of possession by Craig under a lease would not have subjected the property to the pursuit of his creditors, provided that the sale by Craig to Brown was real and fair. This was assumed to be the case, and the judgment was affirmed.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2007. Digitized from a copy held by the Louisiana and Special Collections Department, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans.
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Louisiana and Special Collections Department, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans
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Material sourced from the Louisiana and Special Collections of the Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans
