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Petition 20682814 Details
Location: Laurens, Georgia
Salutation: To the honorable the Superior Court of the Court aforesaid
Filing Court and Date: Superior, circa 1828
Ending Court and Date: Superior, 1829-April-8
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General Petition Information
Abstract: John Anderson informs the court that his wife, Elizabeth Anderson, “whilst Sole and unmarried,” was “lawfully possessed as her own property of a certain negro man Slave named William,” valued at $1,000. Elizabeth "casually lost" said slave, who came into the possession of William Goff. The Andersons allege that Goff knew William “to be the property of your petitioner the said Elizabeth,” yet he has refused to return the slave and has subsequently "converted and disposed the Said negro man Slave to his own use." The Andersons sue for $1,500 in damages.
Result: denied
# of Petition Pages: 2
Related Documents: Summons, William Goff, 29 July 1828; Sheriff's Return, 16 August 1828; Answer, William Goff, October Term 1828; Jury Verdict, April Term 1829; Court Ruling, 8 April 1829
Pages of Related Documents: 1
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Citation Information
Repository: Laurens County Courthouse, Dublin, Georgia
Records of the County Court, Superior Court Writs 1827-1832
Page: 51-53
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This is not my relative, but I came across this today.
Go to http://library.uncg.edu/slavery/details.aspx?pid=5149
To see the online information.
You can click to the left and search for your own surnames too.
Pete
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