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State of Georgia 
Lumpkin County 
 
By James Cantrell, Isaac 
J. Elliot, and James Bruce 
Justices of the Peace in and 
for the County and State aforesaid 
 
To William Taylor, constable, and the keeper of  
the common jail of said county.  
 Whereas two negro boy slaves belonging  
to and the property of Jacob Martin of the  
county of Forsyth in said state by the names  
of Andy and Eleck or Alexander, and two  
negro boy slaves belonging to and the  
property of Samuel Julian of said county of 
Forsyth by the names of Marion and Sampson have been arrested for a suspicion of a 
felony committed by them the said Andy, Elick,  
Marion & Sampson in breaking,  
entering, stealing, setting fire to and burning  
the store house and stock of goods of Truman 
H. Sanford & Co. in said county on the night  
of the twenty-eighth day of May instant 
 Whereupon the said Andy, Ellick,  
Marion and Sampson have been duly  
examined by and before us concerning  
the same, and the said examination  
taken before us doth induce [?] a strong 
presumption that that are guilty thereof. 
These are therefore to command you  
the said William Taylor constable, to  
safely convey the said negro boy slaves  
to the keeper of the common jail, of said 
County of Lumpkin and safely deliver them together  
with this writ - and to require and  
command you, the said keeper of the 
 
 
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of the common jail, aforesaid that 
you receive the said negro boy slaves 
Andy Ellick Marion and 
Sampson aforesaid into your custody  
in the said Jail there to remain until  
they be delivered from your custody by  
due course of the law. 
 Given under our hands and seals 
this the first day of June 1856 
 [signed] James Cantrell 
  James Bruce 
  Isaac J. Elliott 
 
 
[003] 
 
The State 
vs 
Andy 
Eleck or Alexander 
Marion [and] 
Sampson 
Slaves etc 
 
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