Petition #20584104

• Leon County, Florida. January 22, 1841. - December 14, 1841.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable Alfred Balch Judge of the Superior Court Middle District of the Territory of Florida sitting in and for the County of Leon in said District

Abstract

Frederick Towle asks the court to foreclose upon a mortgage executed to him by David F. Wilson. Wilson mortgaged four slaves -- Henry, Arthur, George, and Jerry -- to secure the payment of a promissory note of $2,400. Towle states that the debt is still outstanding having "long since become due and payable."

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 4
• Related documents: Copy of Promissory Note, Richard Shine,14 May 1840; Decree, 14 December 1841
• Pages of related documents: 4

6 people are documented within petition 20584104

• 4 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Florida State Archives, Tallahassee, Florida

• Chancery Case Files
• Record group: Series L60
• Folder: 1325

Subjects

• Mortgage value (enslaved)