21386133https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/21386133South CarolinaSpartanburgDistrict17101861Equity15111861Equitypartially granted9028South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South CarolinaThe children of the late Ascenith Hunt request the partition of their late mother's estate. They inform the court that their mother had a life interest in eighty acres of land and nine slaves. The petitioners request that a guardian ad litem be appointed to represent the interests of John Hunt and that the partition of the estate among the heirs be decreed. A subsequent court order reveals that the court denied the partition on the grounds that it could not be achieved "without injury to the parties;" instead, the court authorized the sale of said slaves at public auction on 1 December 1861 and the distribution of the proceeds among the heirs. Included with the petition is a letter in which John Belton O'Neall describes the mobilization of the local militia. O'Neall notes that the mobilization resulted in a "panic" in the community, as "the countrey would be left intirely at the mercy of the slaves."Diseases (mental)Civil War, impact ofMilitias/PatrolsInsurrections/Revolts (enslaved)