Petition #20686308

Abstract

W. B. W. Dent bequeathed two slaves to his wife, Eliza Dent. The executors of his will, Joseph and John Dent, seek permission to sell the slaves. These slaves, "Josiah a man now forty years old of dark complexion & Henry now a man of dark complexion and about thirty five years of age," have become "disobedient and unmanageable & profitless."

Result: Granted.

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Repository: Coweta County Courthouse, Newnan, Georgia

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