<petition><petition_analysis_number>20684004</petition_analysis_number><petition_url>https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20684004</petition_url><state>Georgia</state><county>Jones</county><location_type>County</location_type><file_date_circa>y</file_date_circa><file_year>1840</file_year><filing_court>Superior</filing_court><end_date_circa>y</end_date_circa><end_month>4</end_month><end_year>1841</end_year><ending_court>Superior</ending_court><result>partially granted; appealed; dismissed</result><enslaved_count>2</enslaved_count><fpoc_count>0</fpoc_count><total_people_count>5</total_people_count><repository>Jones County Courthouse, Gray, Georgia</repository><abstract>Joseph Miller, trustee for Eseneth S. Edwards, states that he purchased two slaves from John F. Comer for $1150:  Eliza, twenty-six years of age, and her child, Louisa, seven or eight years of age.  The petitioner avers that despite the warranty, the slaves were "unsound unhealthy &amp; not of good mind."  Miller argues that the slaves are now "of no use or value."  He seeks $1150 in damages.</abstract><subjects><subject>Purchase/Sale (enslaved family)</subject><subject>Diseases (mental)</subject><subject>Diseases (physical)</subject><subject>Warranty (enslaved)</subject></subjects></petition>