Jemima and Thomas Prather petition by their next friend, James Prather. They claim that they owned five slaves worth $2,200, collectively. On 1 July 1812, they "casually lost" the slaves, who ended up in the possession of Stephen G. Heard. The petitioners allege that Heard knew that the slaves belonged to them, but "converted and disposed of said negroes to his own proper use." Jemima and Thomas Prather claim damages of $2,500 and ask that Heard appear in the next Superior Court session to answer their action of trover.
Result: Denied.
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Repository: Wilkes County Courthouse, Washington, Georgia
