Charles Stephens Lee charges that "he has sustained damage to the amount of eight hundred Dollars" from Archibald Tapley. Lee claims that he "casually lost" a fifteen-year-old slave named Rhoda, deemed $800 in value. According to Lee, Rhoda "came into the hands and possession of the said Archibald Tapley by finding." Lee contends that Tapley knew that the slave belonged to him, but "Intending to Deceive and Defraud your Petitioner ... Converted and Disposed" of her. Lee sues for $800 in damages.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Greene County Courthouse, Greensboro, Georgia
