Petition #20680501

• Jefferson County, Georgia. March 11, 1805. - circa March 1811.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the honorable the Superior Court of Jefferson County

Abstract

George Cox was the owner of Fed, an adult male slave, deemed $600 in value, whom he "casually lost." Fed was later found in the possession of Dempsey Hall. Cox claims that while Hall knew that Fed belonged to him, he "did convert the Said Negro to his own use to the damage of your petitioner twelve hundred dollars." Cox asks for intervention on his behalf.

Result: Dismissed.

• Number of petition pages: 1
• Related documents: Oath, George Cox, 11 March 1805; Summons, Dempsey Hall, 10 March 1805; Sheriff's Return, 24 July 1805; Answer, Dempsey Hall, September Term 1805; Court Record, March Term 1811
• Pages of related documents: 2

3 people are documented within petition 20680501

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Jefferson County Courthouse, Louisville, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Writs 1806-1812
• Page: 181-183

Subjects

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