Petition #20679601

• Chatham County, Georgia. cicra 1796. - circa 1796.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable William Stephens Esquire One of the Judges of the Superior Courts for the State aforesaid

Abstract

In 1784, John Carroway Smith borrowed a sum of money from Henry Coape. To secure this loan, he mortgaged nine slaves, "with the issue of the females." Coape, who has not yet received his money, asks that Smith be forced to settle his debt, or that he be allowed to foreclose on the mortgage.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 1
• Related documents: PAR #20679602; Decree, ca. 1796
• Pages of related documents: 1

11 people are documented within petition 20679601

• 9 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Chatham County Courthouse, Savannah, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Minutes 1796-1799
• Page: 9

Subjects

• Mortgage value (enslaved)