http://library.uncg.edu/slavery/details.aspx?pid=17483 Petition 20983108 Details Location: St. Mary's, Maryland Salutation: To the Honorable John R. Plater Esq. associate Judge of the First Judicial District (PLATER, John R.) Filing Court and Date: Equity, 1831-September-19 Ending Court and Date: No Ending Court Specified General Petition Information Abstract: James Reeder petitions that when he married Susannah Locke, he became entitled to six slaves she had inherited from her father, Jesse Locke. Susannah, advised "by certain evil disposed persons," petitioned the General Assembly of Maryland and was granted a divorce from James Reeder "a mensa et thoro," whereby he was "divested" of the property he had acquired by marriage. Reeder is contesting the divorce as unconstitutional in the St. Mary's County Court. He believes that Susannah is planning to sell the slaves via her agent, William Locke, who has already taken possession of the slaves in question. Reeder asks the court to issue an injunction to prevent any sale until his case is settled and to subpoena Susannah and Locke. Result: No recorded result # of Petition Pages: 3 Related Documents: Disclaimer, William B. Locke, 19 November 1831 Pages of Related Documents: 2 People Associated with Petition 20983108 Slaves: 7 Free Persons of Color: 0 Defendants: 2 Petitioners: 1 Other People: 0 Citation Information Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland a.. Schweninger Collection b.. Document Number 68 c.. Volume: 4239-27 d.. Page: 6 e.. Microfilm: M 11026 Processing Information Transcribed?: No Book Edition?: No Record Created: 6/12/2000 Record Final Edited: 2/26/2002 Record Last Updated on: 12/20/2006 8:52:00 AM