Petition #20685908

• Elbert County, Georgia. filing started December 28, 1859.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable Thomas W. Thomas one of the Judges of the Superior Courts of Said State presiding in Said County County and exercising chancery jurisdiction therein

Abstract

James Oglesby gave five slaves to James C. Hall to hold in trust for James Oglesby and his wife, Sarah. These slaves and their increase were to be used by Oglesby and his wife, but upon their death the slaves were to pass to Hall. Now Hall states that James and Sarah Oglesby "are preparing and about clandestinely to run off Said negroes and Sell them beyond the limits of the State of Georgia and place them beyond the reach and power of your Orator." He seeks the immediate arrest and detention of the slaves as well as a court hearing to let the defendants answer his charges.

Result: Denied.

• Number of petition pages: 3
• Related documents: PAR #20686001; Copy of Deed of Gift, James Oglesby to James Hall, 20 August 1858; Certification, 28 December 1859; Orders, 28 December 1859; Subpoena and Injunctions, James Oglesby and Sarah Oglesby, 28 December 1859; Sheriff's Return, 29 December 1859; Answer, James Oglesby, 13 January 1860; Answer, Sarah Oglesby, 10 January 1860; Copy of Bill of Sale, 5 December 1849; Affidavit, William Oglesby, 20 December 1859; Promissory Note, 6 December 1849; Tax Receipts, 1850-1859
• Pages of related documents: 7

10 people are documented within petition 20685908

• 5 Enslaved
• 2 Defendants
• 1 Petitioner
• 2 Others

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Citation information

Repository: Elbert County Courthouse, Elberton, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Writs 1858-1861
• Page: 586-596

Subjects

• Taxation (enslaved)
• Concealing (enslaved)
• Drunkenness
• Title dispute (enslaved)
• Assessed Value (enslaved)
• Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)
• Property owners (women)
• Insolvency