William Keech v. Johns Hopkins and Mahlon Hopkins
Item
Title
William Keech v. Johns Hopkins and Mahlon Hopkins
Description
A dispute was brought to court by the Keech family (William and Catherine) in St. Mary’s County in 1831. Brothers Johns and Mahlon Hopkins sought possession of an enslaved person to satisfy a debt, while the Keech family seems to have argued over who among them actually owned the enslaved person. Other names include James and Stephen Keech.
Date
June 24, 1831
Is Part Of
Schweninger Collection, Special Collections, Maryland State Archives, and PAR 20982601 and PAR 20983106, Race & Slavery Petitions Project, UNC Greensboro.