Petition #20683505

• Bibb County, Georgia. August 1835. - February 8, 1836.
• Court: Inferior
• Salutation: To the Honorable Inferior Court of said County

Abstract

Frances Drake alleges that William Dyar and William M. Puryear are indebted to him for $150, plus interest, "for the Hire of a negro named Sam." Drake further charges that the defendants were to “give him [Sam] necessary clothing during the time pay his tax and expenses and not work him on Boats nor in Gold mines." The petitioner claims that the defendants have not honored this financial obligation. Drake sues for $200 in damages.

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PAR #20683410; Subpoena, William Dyar and William M. Puryear, 10 June 1835; Sheriff's Return, 22 July 1835, 13 July 1835; Hiring Agreement, William Dyar and William M. Puryear, 11 February 1834; Answer, William Dyar and William Puryear, ca. 1835; Confession of Judgment, ca. 1835; Court Record, 8 February 1836
• Pages of related documents: 0

4 people are documented within petition 20683505

• 1 Enslaved
• 2 Defendants
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Bibb County Courthouse, Macon, Georgia

• Records of the Inferior Court, Final Records and Miscellaneous Writs, 1831-1837
• Page: 547-48

Subjects

• Ships
• Taxation (enslaved)
• Non-plantation/Non-household work (enslaved)
• Hiring value (enslaved)