This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1856 |
| Citation: | 10 Md. 251 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Sophia, Anthony, Mary, John |
| Short Summary: | "She made no assignment or disposition of those children, and after her decease they belonged to the husband. This being so, the plaintiff cannot recover them in this suit." |
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| Full name: | Tobias G. Townshend, Adm'r c. t. a. of Henry M. Chew, vs. Henry C. Matthews |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |