11677804https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11677804Virginia24111778Legislativerejected102Library of Virginia, Richmond, VirginiaNathaniel Henderson lost a "valuable negro" during a battle against American Indians at Fort Boon in Kentucky County on 11 September 1778. The slave was ordered to take a gun, post himself to guard the fort, and "fire on the Indians which he accordingly did and was kill'd." The owner seeks compensation for the value of the slave.Native AmericansAssessed Value (enslaved)