1857-004: Heirs of Thomas Stewart vs. Charles C. S. Thompson, etc.:

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Thomas Stewart, a free Black physician, owned a large amount of real and personal property. Following the institution of the suit, a commissioner was appointed to identify all of Stewart's heirs so that the court could divide his property equally among them. Many had migrated out of state. The suit includes a vast amount of genealogical information.

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