This document records enslaved persons or free people of colour. It contains the historical language of enslavement as written by the parties and clerks of the court; that language is presented as the document's own, as evidence, and is not the voice of this archive.
Abstract
July 3, 1813 Bill of Advocation of David Pennington, against John Geddes, arguing that the Magistrates' interlocutors are erroneous and the warranty on the horse was not breached
Appendix (from p. 28)
- Deposition of Alexander Parlan (18 February 1812)
- Deposition of William Anderson (18 February 1812)
- Deposition of Elizabeth Gentle (14 May 1812)
- Deposition of Jean Leslie (14 May 1812)
- Deposition of Robert Blair (14 May 1812)
- Deposition of Andrew Thomson, carter (14 May 1812)
- Deposition of Margaret Roy (18 May 1812)
- Deposition of James Hannah (18 May 1812)
- Deposition of William Hunter (22 July 1812)
- Deposition of Hay Campbell (22 July 1812)
- Deposition of Martin Cairns (22 July 1812)
- Deposition of Alexander Sinclair, horse-setter (22 July 1812)
- Deposition of Charles Dyson (8 June 1812)
- Deposition of Archibald Sinclair, smith and farrier (17 October 1812)
- Deposition of John Roberts (17 October 1812)
- Deposition of James Reid (26 October 1812)
- Deposition of Andrew Thomson, merchant (26 October 1812)
- Deposition of George Douglas (26 October 1812)
- Deposition of George Hill (23 October 1812)
- Deposition of Archibald Cuthil (23 October 1812)
- Deposition of James Bowman (23 October 1812)
- Deposition of John Short (4 December 1812)
- Deposition of John Campbell (4 December 1812)
- Deposition of John Forsyth (4 December 1812)
- Deposition of John Smith (4 December 1812)
- Deposition of David Glasgow (4 December 1812)
