1829--Boone Co., Record vs. Tousey and Record

Item

Title
1829--Boone Co., Record vs. Tousey and Record
Date
1829
Formatted date
1829-01-01
Event type
Lawsuit
Description
An 1829 court case was filed by Thomas Record, who sued Zerah Tousey of Boone County, Kentucky, and William Record of Dearborn County, alleging that they had kidnapped him in 1812 and taken him to Kentucky, where he was held as a slave for many years. He sued for $15,000.
Participant
African American(s): Thomas Record
Record, Thomas
Enslaver(s): Tousey, Zerah
Tousey, Zerah
Other participant(s): Record, William
Record, William
Related resource
Tousey family
Record family