William D. Harrison purchased four slaves from John G. Armstead in 1830 for fourteen hundred dollars. One slave, Edmund, became ill and died, even though he was under the care of a physician. Harrison attempted to pay Armstead one thousand dollars, the total due for the three other slaves, but Armstead refused and initiated a suit against Harrison for the entire amount, plus interest, requiring that the entire sum be paid in a timely manner. Harrison states that the seller knew the slave was "unsound" and therefore asks to be relieved from obligations stemming from the purchase. He asks the court for a "perpetual injunction" against the collection of money for the purchase of the slave boy Edmund.
Result: Denied.
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Repository: Florida State Archives, Tallahassee, Florida
