Petition #20685519

• Houston County, Georgia. November 17, 1855. - circa 0 .
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Superior Court of said County

Abstract

David Winn, John Chandler, Lillis Chandler, and Susan Winn claim that they own eight slaves, whom they "casually lost." These slaves have come into the possession of Isaac Woodward "by finding." The petitioners state that they have suffered $10,000 in damages and seek compensation.

• Number of petition pages: 1
• Related documents: Copy of Affidavit, David Winn, 19 November 1855; Court Record, 9 November 1855; Subpoena, Isaac Woodward, 19 November 1855; Sheriff's Return, 8 February 1856; Court Record [Missing Pages], ca. 1856
• Pages of related documents: 1

14 people are documented within petition 20685519

• 8 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 4 Petitioners
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Minutes 1858-1866
• Page: 222-223

Subjects

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