This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1857 |
| Citation: | 11 Md. 259 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Stated in will “And from and after the death of the said Richard Caton and Mary Caton, I give, devise and bequeath all the said lots, houses, rents, slaves , plate and furniture, and also all property of every kind" accruing from the sale, transfer, conveyance, lease, assignment and re-investments aforesaid, unto my grand-daughter |
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| Full name: | John Eager Howard and Elizabeth Jernyngham vs. William H. Carpenter |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |