20680404https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20680404GeorgiaJeffersonCountyy1804Superior2031805Superiorpartially granted002Jefferson County Courthouse, Louisville, GeorgiaJohn Pettit alleges that "he hath been injured & damaged by James Neely." Pettit insists that his long-enjoyed stellar reputation has been slandered by Neely's accusations that he has harbored a runaway Negro slave girl, recently purchased by Neely. Pettit sues for $10,000 in damages.SlanderConcealing (enslaved)Freedom seekers