In 1807, David Caldwell paid $532 to Moses Madden for Cloe and her two daughters, Silvey and Sarah. Cloe later had a son named Edmund. In 1808, Isaac and Charity Whitaker sued Caldwell, claiming that Cloe and her children belonged to them. Madden gave Caldwell a $2000-bond in 1810 stating that he would "well and truly pay and satisfy all damages and costs," which the Whitakers might recover against Caldwell; he also mortgaged 374 acres of land and an 18-year-old slave woman named Winney to Caldwell. The Whitakers won a judgment for $1500, which they agreed to forego if Caldwell would return the slaves, but Moses Madden ran off with Edmund. When Caldwell tried to return the other three slaves and reimburse the Whitakers for Edmund, they refused to accept the slaves or the money. The sheriff took Cloe, Silvey, and Sarah and placed them in jail. Meanwhile, the Whitakers are threatening to levy on Caldwell's property for the full $1500-judgment. Caldwell asks the court to issue an injunction against the Whitakers to stop any further action until the court decides the issue. He also asks the court to compel the Whitakers to accept the slaves and compensation for Edmund or to give him time to find Madden and retrieve Edmund.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina
