11384702https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11384702South CarolinaColletonDistrict/Parish1111847Petitionreferred to Claims Committee203South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South CarolinaJames Perry seeks compensation for a slave, Prince, who was convicted and hanged "for poisoning with intent to kill." Perry asserts that "the slave being a prime and valuable fellow, your Petitioner has consequently experienced great loss." Prince was appraised at five hundred dollars. Prince's nephew, Thomas, testified that his said uncle gave him "3 lumps large as the end of his finger" and that Prince told him "to put it in the coffee & let nobody know." Execution (enslaved)Trials (enslaved)Testimony (enslaved)Poisoning Freedom seekersAssessed Value (enslaved)