Sanders Hogan seeks the return of slaves and land from the executor and legatees of the late Elisha Jones. Hogan explains that he had borrowed money from Jones and hired his slave Peter to Jones in 1835 to pay the interest on the loan. In 1838, Hogan purchased three slaves, Grace, Louisa and Mary, for $1237; Jones served as his security for payment. In order to protect Jones, Hogan mortgaged the slaves to him, along with a slave named Charity. Hogan also entrusted Jones with the management of his land while he went to Alabama, but Jones had the land confiscated and bought it for one tenth of its full value. Hogan asserts that "even up to a short time before" his death, Jones promised to return the slaves and land as soon as Hogan repaid the money he owed. Since Jones' death, however, his executor and legatees have refused to honor this promise. Hogan asks the court to allow him to settle his accounts with Jones' estate and to reclaim his property.
Result: Partially granted.
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Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina
