Petition #20680307

• Clarke County, Georgia. cicra 1803. - January 1805.
• Court: Inferior
• Salutation: To their Honors the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County

Abstract

In 1796, Jane Hunter was the owner of six Negroes valued at $4,000. Hunter claims that she "casually lost" the slaves, and the latter ended up in the possession of Jane Bunton. Jane Bunton has since married Robert Fullwood and the slaves are still in the couple's possession. Hunter alleges that the defendants knew that the slaves were her property, but "converted the said negros" to their "proper use & advantage." Hunter estimates that she has sustained $6,000 in damages. She sues for this amount.

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Summons, Robert and Jane Fullwood, 27 December 1803; Sheriff's Return, 30 December 1803; Answer, Robert and Jane Fullwood, January 1804; Continuance, June 1804; Jury Verdict, January 1805; Court Ruling, ca. 1805
• Pages of related documents: 2

11 people are documented within petition 20680307

• 6 Enslaved
• 2 Defendants
• 1 Petitioner
• 2 Others

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Citation information

Repository: Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta, Georgia

• Records of the Inferior Court, Writs 1801-1809
• Page: 167-169

Subjects

• Title dispute (enslaved)
• Assessed Value (enslaved)
• Casually lost