The grandchildren of the late Henry Britton seek compensation from the executors of his estate for their "negligence" in the sale of three slaves, who "were levied on and sold as the property of Francis G Britton, their father and were sold under executions against him." The petitioners point out that their "Grand uncle" conveyed "Mat, Judy and her child Jordan in trust for the use, maintenance and support and education of your orators" to Henry Britton in 1838. They report that "Mat and the infant Jordan" were sold for the debts of their father Francis in 1839 and 1840, respectively, and they charge that their grandfather, as their trustee, "had notice, and might have prevented, but took no steps to arrest the sales and purchases, or to secure the slaves or their value to your orators." They note that Jordan's mother "Judy was run off to orangeburg and there sold as the property of their father." Citing that their grandfather has since died, they argue that neither of the executors "took any steps to secure the property of your orators, but negligently suffered the bar of the statute of limitations to complete the title of the Purchasers against the Testator, the Trustee." They therefore pray "that the estate of the Trustee may be held to answer for his default, and that the executors may be held accountable for their negligence in the premises."
Result: Granted pro confesso.
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Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina
