Petition #20681815

Abstract

Richard C. Royston, administrator of Robert Royston's estate, petitions to redeem a slave named Tom from Arthur Foster. Robert Royston borrowed $350 from Foster, and provided Tom as security for the debt. The two drew up a bill of sale, with the stipulation that Royston would receive the slave back if he paid the debt within six months. Richard Royston states that he has been eager to settle Robert's debt with Foster, but Foster has refused to surrender the slave, insisting that the transaction reflected a purchase. Royston asks that Foster deliver up the slave.

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Repository: Greene County Courthouse, Greensboro, Georgia

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