Petition #20684006

• Laurens County, Georgia. cicra 1840. - March 4, 1841.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable Superior Court of said County,

Abstract

Charles Payne states that Charles B. Guyton and Thomas A. Guyton, traders, owe him $100, plus interest, for the hire of a "Negro man." Payne avers that the defendants refuse to pay their debt and return the slave. He seeks $200 in damages.

Result: Partially granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Statement of Hire, C. B. and T. N. Guyton to Charles Payne, ca. 1840; Summons, Charles R. Guyton and Thomas A. Guyton, 18 November 1840; Sheriff's Returns, 23 November 1840, 24 November 1840; Court Record, December Term 1840; Confession of Judgment, March Term 1841; Court Record, 4 March 1841
• Pages of related documents: 1

4 people are documented within petition 20684006

• 1 Enslaved
• 2 Defendants
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Laurens County Courthouse, Dublin, Georgia

• Records of the County Court, Superior Court Writs 1839-1841
• Page: 131-133

Subjects

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