Petition #20684403

• Meriwether County, Georgia. August 9, 1844. - circa 1845.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Superior Court of said County

Abstract

Cincinatus Smith states that he "casually lost" twenty-three slaves, of varying ages and values and that said slaves are now in the possession of Hiram Warner, who refuses to return them to Smith. Smith seeks $10,000 in damages. [The petitioner estimates the value of ten slave children, "names unknown," as being $2100.]

Result: Denied.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Summons, Hiram Warner, 18 September 1844; Answer, Hiram Warner, February Term 1844; Bill of Sale, Hiram Warner to Cincinatus Smith, 11 October 1838; Certifications of Recording, 13 November 1843, 31 July 1845; Consent, Hiram Warner, ca. 1845; Sheriff's Return, 20 January 1845; Confession of Judgment, ca. 1845
• Pages of related documents: 2

17 people are documented within petition 20684403

• 13 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner
• 2 Others

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Citation information

Repository: Meriwether County Courthouse, Greenville, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Writs 1845-1848
• Page: 180-183

Subjects

• Title dispute (enslaved)
• Assessed Value (enslaved)
• Casually lost
• Family kept together (Black)