Brooks-Burke-Screven County GaArchives Court.....William G. W. Lane  1822 
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Written:  1822 


Georgia, Scriven County---- To the Honorable the Inferior Court of the county 
and State aforesaid.  The petition of William G. W. Lane a minor under the age 
of Twenty one years who sues by James Torrance Esq., his guardian respectfully 
sheweth that Insel Spence of the county & state aforesaid hath injured and 
damaged your petitioner seventeen hundred dollars.  For that whereas the said 
William G. W. Lane heretofore to wit, on the thirty first day of December in 
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two was lawfully 
possessed as of his own property of a male negro slave named Sharlow of great 
value to wit of the value of seven hundred dollars.  And being so possessed 
there of he the said William G. W. Lane afterwards to wit on the day and year 
aforesaid at Scriven County aforesaid casually lost the said male negro Sharlow 
out of his possession, and the said Sharlow afterwards, to wit on the day & 
year last aforesaid at Scriven County aforesaid into the possession of the said 
Insel Spence by finding came.  Yet the said Insel Spence wellknowing the said 
male negro slave to be the property of the said William G. W. Lane & of right 
to belong and appertain to him, but contriving of frudulently intending crafty 
to defraud the said William in this behalf hath not as yet delivered the said 
male negro slave Sharlow to the said William G. W. Lane nor to the said James 
Torrance as guardian as aforesaid although often requested so to do & 
(hitherto?) hath refused so to do & afterwards on the day & year last aforesaid 
at Scriven County aforesaid converted and disposed of the said male negro slave 
Sharlow to his own use to the damage of your petitioner the sum of one thousand 
dollars & therefore he brings this suit.  Wherefore your petitioner prays 
process may issue requiring the said Insel Spence personally or by his attorney 
to be and appear at the next Inferior Court to be holdin and for said county of 
Scriven on the second monday in July next to answer your petitioner in an 
action of (Trover Fe?) & the said James brings into court his letters of 
Guardianship.                                   Polhill & Miller,(Peffi atty?) 
Goegia, Scriven County                      To the sheriff of Scriven County. 
Greeting     William G. W. Lane by his guardian, James Torrance Esquire, Insel 
Spence.     The defendant is herby required personally or by attorney to be and 
appear at an Inferior Court to be holden in & for the county of Scriven on the 
second monday of July next then and there to answer the plaintiff in an action 
of (Trovers?)

Additional Comments:
Insel Spence, James Torrance

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