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  "text": "Today is Day 20 of the Citing Slavery Project’s “29 Days of Remembrance for Black History Month.” Today, we remember Edy, Fortune, Rody, Ferriby, and Littice. The ownership over these five enslaved individuals was at issue in Pournell v. Harris (1860).",
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        "alt": "Pournell v. Harris, 29 Ga. 736 (1860): An enslaver named James Haily executed a will, which lent to his granddaughter, Jincey Jordan, several enslaved persons. The enslaved persons were named Edy, Fortune, Rody, Ferriby and Littice. Once Jincey Jordan died, the will provided that her heir may make \"use and service\" of the enslaved persons. However, if Jordan died without any descendants, then the enslaved persons would be given to Hailey's other grandchildren. Pournell was a descendant of Jincey Jordan and argued that at Jincey's death, Pournell and his wife would be the heirs of Jincey, and thus entitled to ownership of the enslaved persons, not Haily's grandchildren. The Georgia Supreme Court held that there was a distinction between the gift Haily gave to his grandchildren and the \"use of service\" Haily allowed Jincey to have. The court affirmed Haily's will as valid, confirming Haily's grandchildren as the legal owners of the aforementioned enslaved persons.”",
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  "createdAt": "2024-02-20T15:10:00.270Z"
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