- Collection:
- Telamon Cuyler Collection, Series 1. Historical Manuscripts, 1609-1942
- Title:
- Jones Inferior Court -- Benjamin May versus William Walden
- Creator:
- Cuyler, Telamon Cruger Smith, 1873-1951
- Date of Original:
- 1821-07
- Subject:
- Slavery--Georgia--History
Enslaved persons--Georgia
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Georgia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Georgia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Jones County (Ga.)
Georgia--Boundaries--Tennessee
Georgia--Boundaries--Florida
Georgia--Boundaries--Alabama
Georgia--Boundaries--South Carolina
Georgia--Boundaries--North Carolina - People:
- Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868
Berrien, John MacPherson, 1781-1856
Wayne, Henry C. (Henry Constantine), 1815-1883
Waters, H. H
Foster, Ira R. (Ira Roe), 1811-1885
Whitaker, Jared I. (Jared Irwin), 1818-1884 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Jones County, 33.02513, -83.56052
United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032
United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009
United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027 - Medium:
- indentures
court records
land grants - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Names enslaved persons Sandy (25) and Suckey (4) levied on as perceived property of William Walden
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_1170_031-003-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_1170_031-003-001#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_1170_031-003-001/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Telamon Cuyler collection, ms 1170, series 1. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
[001]
Georgia
Jones County
To all and singular Sheriffs
within said State Greeting
We command you that of the following
negroes, to wit, Sandy about 25 years old & Suckey about 4 years old
the property of William Walden you cause
to be made the sum of nine hundred & fifty dol-
lars the principal as also the sum of one hun-
dred & sixty seven dollars, & fifty four cents the interest due on
a mortgage given by said William Wal-
den to Benjamin May on said negroes
dated the twenty ninth day of January eighteen
hundred and twenty - and this day for-
enclaved by oath of said Benjamin May
and an order of [crossed out: Robert Cunningham]
and John R. Moore a Justice of the Inferior
Court of said County as also the further
sum of five dollars and twenty five cents
for costs in and about said foreclosure
which sums of money was this adjudged
by said Justices to be due said Benjamin
May which you will raise by advertising
said negroes sixty days & legally expo-
sing there to sale & have said several
sums of money at the Inferior Court on
the second Monday in July next to [unknown]
to said Benjamin May his prin-
cipal, interest & cost due on said
mortgaged & whereof said William Walden
stands convicted any appears of record &
have then & than this worth.
Witness the honorary [crossed out: Robert Cunningham]
[and] John R. Moore & Justices of said Court
This 31st January A.D. 1821
[signed] Henry Wyche C.J.C.
[002]
[left]
[Received] $942.79 prin
interest & cost
1st May 1821.
[signed] T. Livingston D.S
[Received] from the Sheriff
$932.54 in full
[private] & interest
1st May 1824
[signed] [Benjamin] May
[Received] the Sheriffs cost
in this case.
[signed] T. Livingston DS
[Received] my fee in this case
[signed] Henry Wyche 696
[Received] my fee
[signed] J. Smith
[center]
No 56. Jones
Inferior Court
July Term 1821
Benjamin May
vs
William Walden
Fifa
on
Mortgage
principal 750000
interest to 31st 167:54
January 1821
Witte interest on
[principal] till paid
Atto 4:00
Clerk 1:25
5:25
This fifa 0:62 1/2
Shff's levy 1:87 1/2
advert. 2:50
10-25
Smith