William Cain, executor of the estate of Daniel Cain, seeks compensation for the loss of Frank, a slave belonging to the estate who was arrested and "charged with an attempt upon the life of his Master by administering Poison"; the Court of Magistrates and Freeholders found Frank guilty and he "was accordingly executed." The petitioner therefore prays, "in right of the children of his deceased Brother,” that he be allowed "such compensation as in your wisdom & justice you may deem him entitled to."
Result: Granted, allowed $122.45.
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Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina
