Interrogatories to be Exhibited to Sundry Witnesses Living Out of..

1794. Interrogating Witnesses to a Disputed Estate [Manuscript]. [North Carolina]. Goodloe & Jno. Warren vs The Executors of Jere: Warren } Bill in Equity. Interrogatories to be Exhibited to Sundry Witnesses Living Out of Wilkes County in Behalf of the Plaintiffs or Complainants. [Chatham County, GA?], May 22, 1794. 3 pp. 12-1/4" x 7-1/2" (31.5 x 19 cm) bifolium, manuscript text in single neat hand, docket to verso. Moderate toning, horizontal fold lines from filing, tear to left edge with minor loss to text. $450. * This document deals with a complaint brought by Goodloe and John Warren against William and Jonathan Downes, the executors of Jeremiah Warren's estate. Goodloe [1738-1835] and John [c.1742-c.1813] were Jeremiah's brothers and alleged that the estate had been mismanaged, with items that rightfully belonged to them either kept by the executors or sold to others. Our document lists witnesses to be interrogated by the Warrens' attorneys, Peter Carnes [1749-1794] and Seaborn Jones [1759-1813], and the questions the attorneys intended to ask. Both men were high-profile Augusta lawyers; Carnes is also remembered as an aviation pioneer for his successful experiments with ballooning. The witnesses were all from Wilkes County, North Carolina, where Warren lived before moving to Georgia where his will was filed in 1788 and where he died. Carnes and Jones planned to ask about purchases made from the executors, whether the witnesses knew about the contents of Warren's will and whether Warren left unpaid debts. For more on the case, see Family Puzzlers Issues 1080-1106, pp. 2-3.