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McCLANAHAN v. DAVIS ET AL.

49 U.S. 170 (1850)

8 How. 170

THOMAS H. McCLANAHAN, ADMINISTRATOR OF WILLIAM J. McCLANAHAN, DECEASED, COMPLAINANT AND APPELLANT, v. RICHARD DAVIS, WILLIAM D. NUTT, ADMINISTRATOR OF GEORGE COLEMAN, DECEASED, ELIZABETH BLACKLOCK, THE WIDOW AND RELICT OF NICHOLAS F. BLACKLOCK, DECEASED, NICHOLAS F. BLACKLOCK THE YOUNGER, JANE LOWE, LATE JANE BLACKLOCK, DAVID LOWE, HER HUSBAND, AND ELIZABETH FOX, LATE ELIZABETH BLACKLOCK, THE SAID NICHOLAS F. THE YOUNGER, JANE, AND ELIZABETH BEING THE CHILDREN OF THE LATE NICHOLAS F. BLACKLOCK THE ELDER, DECEASED, DEFENDANTS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The cause was argued by Mr. Neale, for the appellant, and Mr. Francis L. Smith, for the appellees.

Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, and County of Alexandria.

The bill was filed by the administrator of Thomas H. McClanahan against the defendants, to obtain possession of Lavinia, a slave, together with three children, Betsey, Polly, and Maria, and several grandchildren, which had been...

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