Madison County, Missouri Letter of Adminstration - Isham Harrison

Lucinda,  1836
Documents from Missouri State Archives microfilm #C19539
From the records of the Madison County Circuit Court, 
in a folder labeled "Lucinda".

Article of agreement, made and executed in duplicate, this 
13th day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight 
hundred and thirty six, by and between Amery Harrison and 
Caleb Cox, administration and administrator of Isham Harrison 
deceased, late of Madison County, in the State of Missouri, 
of the first part, and Cornelius Campbell ( a free person of 
colour) of the same place, Witnesseth: That whereas, Lucinda, 
Lavina, Castor, Campbell, Jane, Thornton, Barton, Isaac and 
Burnett, persons of color on the 13th day of January, eighteen 
hundred and thirty six, by their next (?) friend, Cornelius 
Campbell, instituted suit respectively, in the circuit court 
of the said county of Madison, to establish their freedom: 
Now, it is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between the 
said parties, hereto, that if the said Amsey Harrison and 
Calieb Cox, as administrators of aforesaid shall release and 
forever quite claim all the right, title, interest, claim and 
property, which the said Isham Harrison had in and to the said
 mentioned coloured person Lucinda, at the time of his decease, 
and shall also suffer and permit the said Cornelius to have, 
hold and possess the youngest child of the said Lucinda, named 
Thornton, until the said child shall attain the age of six 
years, then the said Cornelius, hereby stipulates and agrees 
on his part, to dismiss the aforementioned suits, commenced 
in the said circuit court of Madison County, and further hereby 
agrees and covenants, that he will not any future time, by any 
word, act or deed have, or use any agency in prosecuting said 
suit, or in institution or causing to be instituted similar suits 
for the purposes therein intended, or for the purpose of 
establishing or causing to be established the freedom of the 
said above mentioned coloured persons ---  It is also stipulated 
and agreed hereby that the said Caleb Cox and Amsy Harrison, as 
administrators as aforesaid, shall pay at their own personal 
expense all the costs and charges that have accrued, and may 
accrue by reason of the institution of said suits, and the 
dismissal thereof - and the said Cornelius hereby agrees to 
relinquish and surrender up any and all claims and demands 
whatsoever he may have against the Estate of the said Isham 
Harrison deceased, by reason of any contracts or dealing which 
existed between him and the said deceased, at anytime previous hereto.
In testimony whereof we the said Amsy Harrison and Caleb Cox, 
as administrators of aforesaid, and the said Cornelius Campbell, 
parties hereto have hereunto subscribed our names and affixed 
our seals the day and year first aforesaid.
Caleb Cox  Administrator of Isham Harrison descd
Cornelius Campbell   X  his mark

Know all men by these presents that we, Caleb Cox, admin. And Amsy 
Harrison Admin. Of Isham Harrison deceased, late of Madison County 
in the Sate of Missouri, have this day, for and consideration of 
the stipulations contained in a certain written agreement now on 
file in the Clerk's office of Madison Circuit Court and State 
aforesaid, entered unto by the said Caleb Cox  and Amsy Harrison 
of the first part and the said Cornelius Campbell of the second 
part, and for the further considerations of one dollar, to us 
fully paid by the said Cornelius Campbell, the receipt of which 
is hereby fully acknowledged, remiss, release, and forever quit 
claim, and by these presents do remiss, release, and for ever 
quit claim, all the right, title, interest, claim and property 
of the said Isham Harrison deceased, in and to a certain mulatto 
woman, named Lucinda, about forty years of age -
And we, the said Caleb Cox and Amsy Harrison, admis.. as aforesaid, 
do hereby covenant, that we will not either directly or indirectly 
do, permit, or suffer to be done by ourselves, or the heirs of the 
said Isham Harrison by our license or permission any act or thing
 to bring unto servitude the said Lucinda to us, or either of us 
or any or either of the heirs of the said Isham Harrison deceased 
 -- In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names 
and affixed our seals, as admis. Of aforesaid the 6th day of 
August, A.D. 1836

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