Supreme Court of North Carolina January 5, 1874 (Clark v. . Williams)

The counsel for the parties agree to the following, as the material facts in the case: In the summer of 1859, Samuel J. Clarke, died intestate and without issue, domiciled in the county of Halifax county, North Carolina, possessed of a large estate, consisting of slaves and other personal property. Many of the slaves were settled in Louisiana and a large number in North Carolina.