Petition #11379902

• Williamsburgh District/Parish, South Carolina. filing started November 19, 1799.
• Court: Petition
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Speaker & members of the house of Representatives of the State of South Carolina at Columbia assembled

Abstract

Isaac Matthews, being "a good Citizen," represents that he obeyed the call of the "Commissioners of the Navigation of Black River to furnish hands as required by law to clear out the said River in the Month of September 1798" and that he sent "his legal Quota of Slaves, to assist in clearing the said River." Matthews reports, however, that "one Prime young negro man Slave named Sam about 23 years of age, of unblemished character, drowned in Said River in the execution of his duty." The petitioner therefore "hopes you will grant him such relief as to you, in your wisdom Shall Seem meet."

• Number of petition pages: 1
• Related documents: Certificate, J. Graham, et al., 19 November 1799, including eight Commissioners of Navigation of the Black River; see PARs #11379904, #113781103, #11381104, #11381204, #11382003, #11382004
• Pages of related documents: 1

2 people are documented within petition 11379902

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina

• Records of the General Assembly
• Page: frames 0106-07
• Microfilm: Reel #2, frames 0106-07

Subjects

• Non-plantation/Non-household work (enslaved)
• Death of enslaved (other)