Petition #11380401

• Edgefield District/Parish, South Carolina. filing started November 19, 1804.
• Court: Petition
• Salutation: To the Honble House of Representatives of The State of South Carolina

Abstract

Cradock Burnell seeks compensation for his slave Adam, "who was convicted of Robbery from the Dwelling House in the day time and hath since been executed in pursuance of his sentence." Reporting that Adam’s appraised value was $250, the petitioner "prays your Honble House to grant him such compensation as your Honble House shall seem meet."

Result: Referred to claims committee.

• Number of petition pages: 3
• Related documents: See PAR #11380402
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 11380401

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina

• Records of the General Assembly
• Page: frames 545-47
• Microfilm: Reel #2, frames 545-47

Subjects

• Execution (enslaved)
• Trials (enslaved)
• Theft by enslaved
• Assessed Value (enslaved)