11082701https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11082701MississippiWilkinsonCounty571827Petition012Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MississippiJohn Bryce claims that he purchased at a sheriff's auction in Wilkinson County a purported runaway slave named George for the sum of $301. When it was learned that George was in fact a free man of color named Harry Singer, also known as Henry, Bryce lost his purchase money. He presented a claim to the county but received only $187.03. He asks the legislature to make up the difference and pay him "the amount actually paid into the treasury of his county."Jails/WorkhousesFreedom seekersAuctionsPurchase/Sale prices (enslaved)