John Royall seeks additional compensation from the court for the loss of his slave Bob, who was convicted "under a charge of conspiracy or insurrection" and executed. Bob was appraised by the court at ninety five pounds, but, Royall protests, this amount was "greatly short of his real value." According to Royall, Bob, who did not exceed age forty, was a good blacksmith, carpenter, and wheelwright, and an "able strong fellow." Royall cautiously represents that he does not "impugn the opinion of the court, but imputes such valuation altogether to a want of that information which ought to have been given relative to" Bob's qualifications. He seeks compensation for the difference between the court's valuation and Bob's "real worth."
Result: Rejected.
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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
