Petition #20681804

• Elbert County, Georgia. October 22, 1818. - circa 1818.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the honorable the Superior Court in & for said County

Abstract

Reubin Christian sues Reufus Christian for slander. The petitioner claims that he is "a good true faithful upright honest Citizen from the time of his nativity hitherto hath conducted & behaved himself & hath continued & lived free & innocent of the crime of harbouring consealing or in any wise maintained any runaway negro slave or slaves belonging to any person whomsoever or any other such infamous crime or vice." Reufus Christian, however, has accused Reubin Christian of harbouring a runaway named Leah. Reubin Christian sues for $5,000 in damages.

Result: Settled.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Subpoena, Reufus Christian, 25 September 1818; Sheriff's Return, 27 September 1818; Receipt, ca. 1818
• Pages of related documents: 0

3 people are documented within petition 20681804

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Elbert County Courthouse, Elberton, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Writs 1818
• Page: 100-101

Subjects

• Slander
• Concealing (enslaved)
• Freedom seekers