Petition #20683309

• Greene County, Georgia. February 15, 1833. - circa September 1833.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Superior Court of Said County

Abstract

William Dougherty, administrator of the estate of the late Charles Henson, states that Henson owned seventeen slaves, valued at $4,500, collectively. He further represents that he "casually lost" said slaves and that they came into the possession of one William Dawson "by finding." Noting that Dawson "hath not as yet delivered the said negro slaves ... and hath hitherto wholy neglected and refused & still doth neglect & refuse to do so," Dougherty sues for $8,000 in damages.

Result: Denied.

• Number of petition pages: 3
• Related documents: Subpoena, William Dawson, 15 February 1833; Sheriff's Return, 15 February 1833; Answer, William Dawson, March Term 1833; Jury Verdict, September Term 1833
• Pages of related documents: 1

22 people are documented within petition 20683309

• 18 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner
• 2 Others

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Citation information

Repository: Greene County Courthouse, Greensboro, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Proceedings 1834-1838
• Page: 627-630

Subjects

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