North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Atkinson v Clarke, December 1831.
Trespass for taking from the plaintiff Atkinson two slaves, David and Charlotte, formerly the property of Peyton Tunstal. Atkinson produced a deed of gift dated 1822 whereby Tunstal had conveyed the slaves in dispute to his daughter Rebecca, Atkinson's wife. This deed was signed but not witness...
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