Petition #20685208

• Oglethorpe County, Georgia. December 29, 1852. - circa 1853.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Superior Court of Said County

Abstract

Jesse Dalton "casually lost" four slaves. The petitioner avers that the slaves were "worth for hire per annum the sum of Two hundred dollars." The slaves are now in the possession of Francis Smith, who refuses to return them to Dalton. Dalton seeks $3,000 in damages.

Result: Settled.

• Number of petition pages: 1
• Related documents: Subpoena, Francis M. Smith, 29 December 1852; Return, 1 February 1853; Answer, Francis M. Smith, October Term 1853; Settlement, ca. 1853
• Pages of related documents: 2

7 people are documented within petition 20685208

• 5 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Oglethorpe County Courthouse, Lexington, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Minutes 1855-1858
• Page: 141-143

Subjects

• Seniors (enslaved)
• Hiring value (enslaved)
• Title dispute (enslaved)
• Assessed Value (enslaved)
• Casually lost