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Walton, George, 1740-1804 [Legal Document on confiscation of slaves]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04337 Author/Creator: Walton, George, 1740-1804 Place Written: Augusta, Georgia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 28 March 1785 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 23.8 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Written by the Declaration of Independence signer George Walton. Was written while Walton was the Chief Justice of Georgia. Legal document in the case Hancock v. Jack. Document declares that three negroes had been delivered by the "Commissioners of Confiscated Estates to Henry Allison." Allison had received the slaves as compensation for military service and had sold them to the defendant. Goes on to say that the plaintiff recovered them "as not having ever been public property." Says that Allison must apply to the government to be reimbursed. Attached document signed by Thomas [Hancock] and Samuel Jack certifies that the slaves were sold at public auction for 205 pounds, 10 shillings. Docket states "Chief Justice Certf. No. 3."

Walton, George, 1749-1804

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