Petition #11383011
- Newberry District/Parish, South Carolina. filing started circa 1830.
- Court: Petition
- Salutation: South Carolina Newberry District} To the Hon. the Speaker and other members of the House of Representatives
Abstract
Phillip Sligh represents that his slave Moses was convicted on 17 October 1829 and executed 27 November 1829 for assaulting and attempting to murder a white man named Andrew Cromer. He therefore prays "that he may be compensated for the said negro slave Moses that has been executed as aforesaid." The court cites that "the said negro man slave Moses was worth over the value of one hundred and thirty two dollars and forty cents."
Result: Referred to claims committee; granted.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Copy of the Proceedings of the Court of Justices and Freeholders, Newberry District, State v. Moses, a Negro, 17 October 1829; Certificate, Young Harrington, Clerk of Court of General Sessions and Common Pleas, 20 November 1830; Certificate, Isaac Forbis, 20 November 1830; Certificate, James J. Caldwell, ca. 20 November 1830; Sponsor: James John Caldwell, House, Newberry District (1830-1835)
- Pages of related documents: 2
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Citation information
Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina
- Records of the General Assembly
- Page: frames 628-31
- Microfilm: Reel #2, frames 628-31
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