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Aggy Foster
Transcribed by Childers Winn
“[No. 633] The United States Dr. To Aggy Foster
For:
1 Grey Horse, 6 years old, worth $125
1 Sorrel Horse, 3 years old, worth 75
$200

The said Aggy Foster makes oath that she resided near Newtown, and was the owner of the above described horses, which horses were about six years ago taken out of her field one night, and she was informed afterwards that they were stolen by white men who took them over the Chattahoochy river into the white settlements, where they were found in their possession & Affiant states that the Grey horse was a stallion, -large & likely, six years old & was well worth the price above charged, and as affiant thinks was worth more—the sorrel was not so large but he was a good young horse & was worth the the price above charged –Affiant never recovered her said property—had never sold it & was never paid any thing for it, and it was not taken for debt

Sworn to & subscribed 26th April, 1838, before me Aggy Foster her X mark
DM Foreman a member of the committee

Nancy makes oath that she was acquainted with the horses named & knew that they were property of claimant - that they were of the description mentioned by claimant, and that they were stolen or taken away from her as she has stated, and as affiant was informed by white men who lived in Georgia & Affiant was at claimants house the morning after the horses were taken, & with claimant & others tracked the horses to where they were taken across the river—claimant never recovered either of her horses & was never paid anything for them to the knowledge of affiant
Sworn to & subscribed 26th April, 1838, before me Nancy her X mark
DM Foreman a member of the committee

Thomas Foster and Unsconta make oath that they knew said horses — they were of the description mentioned by claimant and as affiants think worth the prices changed and they were the property of claimant –affiants were called in to pursue said horses the day after they were taken out of the field— crossed over the river & taken by the Chestatee gold mines and across the Chattahoochy river into the white settlements where affiant found said horses in possession of a white man & as affiants went on they heard at the gold mines that the horses were taken by there by white men, and Ezekiel McLaughlin, who is now gone to Arkansas, went with affiants from the gold mines to where they found the horses in possession of said man - McLaughlin knew the name of the man who had the horses, but affiants do not distinctly remember his name but think it was Leathers [?] McLaughlin & affiants tried to get the horses, but could not & returned home as affiants again a few days they returned got a white man by the name of Rogers who knew the horses, to go with them to prove claimants property, but when they got there the horses were concealed or run off, so that affiants and said Rogers could neither find the horses or the man who they had seen have them in his possession & claimant never recovered either of said horses & was never paid any thing for them to the knowledge of affiants

Sworn to & subscribed 26th April, 1838, before me Thomas Foster his X mark
DM Foreman a member of the committee Unsconta his X mark

This claim is allowed and reduced to …one hundred & forty dollars 29th April 1838
J.A. Bell Pres[ident of the] Com[mittee]”

Title

Aggy Foster 1838 Claim

Name of Claimant

Aggy Foster

Name of Witness(es)

Nancy, Thomas Foster, Unsconta

Name of Agent/Clerk

DM Foreman

Amount

140.00

Claim Perpetrator

Leathers

Date of Theft

1832

Residence in the East (Place)

Newtown

Amount of Item

125.00

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