Petition #20683102

• Jones County, Georgia. cicra 1831. - October 20, 1831.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the honourable the Superior court of Said County

Abstract

Hamutal Johnson alleges that Samuel Stanton and Wiley Patterson owe her $37.34, plus interest, for the hire of a slave named Rose. In addition to the hire, Johnson claims that the defendants agreed to furnish Rose "Summer and Winter clothes during the said year, pay the Taxes & expenses of sickness" and return her on 25 December 1830. Charging that Stanton and Patterson have refused to pay said sum, the petitioner seeks $100 in damages.

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 1
• Related documents: Subpoena, Samuel Stanton and Wiley Patterson, 12 March 1831; Sheriffs' Returns 26 March 1831, 27 March 1831; Confession, ca. 1831; Order, 20 October 1831
• Pages of related documents: 0

5 people are documented within petition 20683102

• 1 Enslaved
• 2 Defendants
• 1 Petitioner
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: Jones County Courthouse, Gray, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Writs 1831-1835

Subjects

• Taxation (enslaved)
• Hiring value (enslaved)