{"petition":[{"petition_analysis_number":"20682101","petition_url":"https:\/\/dlas.uncg.edu\/petitions\/petition\/20682101","state":"Georgia","county":"Greene","location_type":"County","file_day":0,"file_month":2,"file_year":1821,"filing_court":"Superior","end_date_circa":"y","end_day":0,"end_month":3,"end_year":1822,"ending_court":"Superior","result":"denied","enslaved_count":5,"fpoc_count":0,"total_people_count":8,"repository":"Greene County Courthouse, Greensboro, Georgia","abstract":"Francis Jett is the administrator of Thomas Lee's estate.  In this capacity, he was the owner of five slaves, valued at $2,700, collectively.  He claims that he \"casually lost\" the slaves; the latter came into the possession of Oliver Porter.  Jett alleges that Porter knew the slaves belonged to the estate, but \"craftily and fraudulently ... [did] convert and dispose said negroes to his own use.\"  Jett sues for $4,000 in damages.","subjects":[{"subject":"Title dispute (enslaved)"},{"subject":"Assessed Value (enslaved)"},{"subject":"Casually lost"}]}]}