This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1836 |
| Citation: | 8 G. & J. 1 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Tom, Hamilton |
| Short Summary: | The testator leaving in will, " to my son James Stewart, his heirs and assigns forever; also my negro man Tom, and boy Hamilton, with all the stock and farming utensils which I gave him after his marriage. I give and devise the residue of my estate." |
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| Full name: | James Stewart's lessee vs. Robert Jones, of George |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |