In July 1818, John Holmes and five other petitioners named Hall, including his wife Mary Hall, possessed two slaves named Lewcy and Abram. They claim that they "casually lost" the slaves, and that the latter came into the possession of David S. Booth. They allege that Booth knew that the slaves belonged to them, but "contriving & fraudulently intending craftily and subtilly to deceive and defraud your petitioners" has refused to return them. Subsequently, he "converted and disposed of the said goods & chattles to his own use." The petitioners sue for $3,000 in damages.
Result: Nonsuit.
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Repository: Elbert County Courthouse, Elberton, Georgia
