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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04337 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1785 |
| Title | Legal Document on confiscation of slaves |
| Date | 28 March 1785 |
| Author | Walton, George (ca. 1749-1804) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | 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." |
| Subjects | Declaration of Independence Signer Law Loyalist African American History Military History Slavery Slave Sale Government and Civics Soldier's Pay |
| People | Walton, George (ca. 1749-1804) |
| Place written | Augusta, Georgia |
| Theme | Law; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Walton served as a Continental Congressman 1776-1777 and 1780-1781, was wounded at the Battle of Savannah during the Revolution, and was Governor of Georgia 1779 and 1789. He served as Commissioner to treat with the Indians and to negotiate a treaty with the Cherokees in Tennessee in 1783; chief justice of Georgia 1783-1789; member of the Augusta Board of Commissioners 1784-1785; represented Georgia in the settlement of the boundary line between South Carolina and Georgia in 1786; elected as a delegate to the convention to frame the Federal Constitution in 1787, but declined. Walton was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Jackson and served from November 16, 1795, to February 20, 1796, when a successor was elected |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |