Petition for Partition in Black & Black v. Black et al, [Law papers].

Summary: At the time of his death in 1851, Thomas Black owned 312 acres of land. Three of Thomas Black's heirs owed his estate money. John Black and Carter Black, two of the heirs, retained Lincoln and Herndon and petitioned the court to partition the land so that they could sell their share to pay their debt to the estate. The family decided not to continue with the partition, and the court struck the case from the docket.

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01/01/1853

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