Clay, Henry (1777-1852) [Decree]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09331 Author/Creator: Clay, Henry (1777-1852) Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 2 May 1829 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy
Decree issued by the Kentucky Circuit Court at Fayette, awarding payment to Clay, who held the mortgage on a property including slaves, which must be sold to pay him. Clay adds an addendum specifying that a young girl not listed on the mortgage be treated as if she had been: "…it being desirable that the mother should not be separated from the child, we do hereby agree that the said child shall be sold with the mother."
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