Franklin Finch sues the Estate of John Mark Fulton complaining that "…the said defendant had sold to the Plaintiff a Negro woman belonging to said estate which is said to be unsound…." The parties apply for an order rescinding the sale contract. "And it appearing to the Court from the Certificate of Dr. R.P.C. Ridley produced in Court by the said parties that the said slave Milly is and was unsound at the time of said sale..." Probate Court orders the Administrator to rescind the sale and take Milly into his possession as the property of the Estate "...to be disposed of according to law." (See June 7, 1852, entry at PB.B.390)
Date(s) of Creation
11/5/1851
Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Enslaved
Other Name
Milly
Name Type
Enslaver
Other Name
Franklin Finch vs. William M. Paxton, Administrator of Estate of John Mark Fulton
