Heirs petition the Court for partition of the slaves of the Estate. "...the following slaves, to wit, Betsey a woman aged about 23 years, her son Charles aged about 2 years and an infant child not yet named; Verda a girl aged about 14 years and Tom a boy aged about 9 years. All of which Negro slaves still belong to the Estate and are in the possession of William M. Paxton Administrator..." Heirs ask the Court for authorization to sell the slaves.
