St. Paul's Parish resident James Legare seeks compensation for a "very valuable negro" named Abraham, who "was convicted of a capital offence by the Provost Marshal's Court of Colleton District and Executed by hanging pursuant to the sentence." Legare states that Abraham "was not duly appraised before his execution according to the provision of the act in such case made ... and thereby he cannot obtain the proper certificate to enable him to receive the compensation for said negro provided by Law." He therefore asks that "he shall be allowed and paid the compensation allowed in such cased by Law -- To wit one half the value of said slave." The docket page cites "$650 -- favorable."
Result: Granted $650.
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Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina
