Thomas H. Douglass, "a minor over the age of sixteen years," asks the court "to appoint his friend and relation Thomas H Douglass the elder, his guardian." The petitioner attests that he "is entitled to certain personal Estate in the District of York, that his interest requires that he should have a guardian appointed to take charge of and Superintend the management of his person and estate." A related petition reveals that said "personal estate" consists of slaves.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina
