Petition #20683809

• Wilkes County, Georgia. cicra 1838. - circa 1839.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the honorable the Superior Court of Said County

Abstract

Martha Dixon and Thomas Dixon, guardians of Virgil, Sarah, George, and Marcus Dixon, state that the said Thomas Dixon and the said wards owned seven slaves valued at $5,000, collectively. The petitioners state that they "casually lost" the slaves, who are now in the possession of Richard J. Willis. They aver that Willis has refused to deliver the slaves to the petitioners and they seek $5,000 for damages.

Result: Partially granted; appealed; upheld.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Subpoena, Richard J. Willis, 3 March 1838; Sheriff's Return, 7 March 1838; Jury Verdict, ca. 1838; Appeal Bond, Richard J. Willis, 19 February 1839; Answer, Richard J. Willis, ca. 1839; Jury Verdict, ca. 1839
• Pages of related documents: 2

13 people are documented within petition 20683809

• 5 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 6 Petitioners
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: Wilkes County Courthouse, Washington, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Suits 1837-1839
• Page: 416-419

Subjects

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