Petition #20681905

• Richmond County, Georgia. cicra October 23, 1819. - November 16, 1820.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Superior Court to be held for the county aforesaid

Abstract

Edward Shrewsbury claims to be the owner of Melia and her three children, Lucy, Sam and Marian, valued at $3,000, collectively. He contends that he "casually lost" the slaves, who came into the possession of William L. Pope "by finding." Shrewsbury alleges that Pope knew that the slaves belonged to him, but he has refused to return them. Shrewsbury asks that Pope "answer your petitioner in an action of detinue." A related deposition reveals that in 1817, Shrewsbury had stated that the collected value of the four slaves was $1,100.

Result: Denied.

• Number of petition pages: 1
• Related documents: Deposition, Edward Shrewsbury, Charleston District, South Carolina, 21 April 1817; Subpoena, William L. Pope, 23 October 1819; Sheriff's Return, 5 November 1819; Jury Verdict, 16 November 1820
• Pages of related documents: 1

6 people are documented within petition 20681905

• 4 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Richmond County Courthouse, Augusta, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Writs 1820-1821
• Page: 114-115

Subjects

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