<petition><petition_analysis_number>20682101</petition_analysis_number><petition_url>https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20682101</petition_url><state>Georgia</state><county>Greene</county><location_type>County</location_type><file_day>0</file_day><file_month>2</file_month><file_year>1821</file_year><filing_court>Superior</filing_court><end_date_circa>y</end_date_circa><end_day>0</end_day><end_month>3</end_month><end_year>1822</end_year><ending_court>Superior</ending_court><result>denied</result><enslaved_count>5</enslaved_count><fpoc_count>0</fpoc_count><total_people_count>8</total_people_count><repository>Greene County Courthouse, Greensboro, Georgia</repository><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.</abstract><subjects><subject>Title dispute (enslaved)</subject><subject>Assessed Value (enslaved)</subject><subject>Casually lost</subject></subjects></petition>