Petition #20681608

• Wilkes County, Georgia. cicra 1816. - July 28, 1818.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To their Honors the Judges of the Superior Courts of said State

Abstract

William H. Boner is the administrator of Rebecca Boner's estate, which included six slaves, valued at $2,850, collectively. In addition to other property, he "casually lost" the slaves, and they "came to the hands and possession of one Thomas Talbot by finding." Boner contends that Talbot knew that the property belonged to the estate, but he "converted the said Negro Slaves and other articles to his own proper use." Boner sues for $6,000 damages.

Result: Denied; appealed; overturned.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Subpoena, Thomas Talbot, 7 May 1816; Sheriff's Return, 11 May 1816; Jury Verdict, ca. 1816; Answer, Thomas Talbot, ca. 1818; Jury Verdict, ca. 1818; Order, 28 July 1818
• Pages of related documents: 1

8 people are documented within petition 20681608

• 5 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: Wilkes County Courthouse, Washington, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Records of Suits 1817-1819
• Page: 353-55

Subjects

• Title dispute (enslaved)
• Assessed Value (enslaved)
• Casually lost