John Love 1838 Claim

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John Love
“[No. 1296] United States Dr To John Love a Cherokee
To one sorrel horse worth— $100
To one Bay horse worth— $100
$200

John Love, a Cherokee makes oath that a Bout Twelve years ago he sent a negro man into the state of georgia on Business near Nockuchee & a man by the name of Sutton and one by the name of Hamlin stole from said negro –Two horses— one a Bay horse and the outher a sorrel—One five years oald and the outher six—worth one hundred Dollars Each—that was affiants own Property—the horses was stolen in the night out of the stabel whare said negro had Put up to stay all knight [sic]. the negro returned home with out the horses—Sutton and Hamlin was suspected for stealing the horses—and when that information reached me—I went in to the nabor hood whare Sutton and Hamlin lived—but could not find the horses but became Perfectly sattisfied that the said Sutton and Hamlin had the horses—I then attacked Sutton and Toald him he had stole the horses and that if he did not give them up I would indite him for stealing the horses refered to—he owned to me that he had taken the horses and would Pay outhers in thare place if I would let the matter rest—and at the same time told Pay one horse in Place of one of the wons that had been stolen, and some few Days after that time the horse was found away by the owner and affiant lost boath the hor[ses] refered to was affiants own Property and was stole by white men and citizens of the United States and for which he has never rec[eived] one cent for
sworn to the 20 August 1838 John Love his X mark

Richard Henson a native by maridge and lived at Frogg Town in the state of georgia makes oath that John Love sent a negro man on business with two horses in to the nabor hood of Nockuchee in the limits of the state of georgia and that a man by the name of James Sutton and Hamlin stole the Two horses from the negro on his rout and run them off—Sutton and Hamlin was Pursued and found with the horses, but would not give them up, as I was informed, nor neather Did Love ever after wards git the horses—Sutton was soon after wards sent to the Penitentiary in georgia—affiant [k]new the horses well and has no hesatincy in saying the[y] w[ere] worthe the Price charged in the foregoing account—he knows th[ere] were Loves own horses and for which he has never rec[eived] any thing for
sworn to the 14 Day of August 1838 Richard Henson his X mark
Wm. H. Shair Justice of the Peace

George Owens a native cherokee makes oath that he lived a nabor to John Love a bout Twelve years ago and recollects well the time he had his Two horses stolen from a negro he had sent in to the nabor hood of Nockuchee & Habbersham county on Bisness—affiant stats that he never saw the horses after the[y] ware stolen nor neather did he know who had stole them—ontil, one Day to be Present when John Love and a man by the name of James Sutton was Disputing on the subject of horses—that Love accused Sutton of steeling—from a negro he Love had sent in to georgia near Nochuchee on Bisness —affiant saw Sutton Pay Love one horse in Place of one of the wones that he had stolen and some few Days afterwards I under stood the horse was Proven a way from Love by some outher man—and that Love lost Boath horses—was well unders[t]ood in the nabor hod and for which affiant be leaves he has never Rec[eived] one cent for
Sworn to 21 day of August 1838 George Owens his X mark
SW Bell one of the committee

I do certify that I interpreted for the above claim and Deem in correctly
August 21 1838 Henry Smith Interpreter
Examined by the committee allowed and reduced to $120 –Sep[tember] 27 1838
A. Fields Pres[ident] pro. tem[pore] [of the] Committee”
Spoliation Claim Papers, Entry 231, Record Group 75, National Archives.

Title

Name of Claimant

John Love

Name of Witness(es)

Richard Henson, George Owens

Name of Agent/Clerk

A. Fields

Amount

120.00

Claim Perpetrator

Sutton, Hamlin

Date of Theft

1856

The historian will do justice to the memories of the fallen. —John Adair Bell