Petition #20684811

• Houston County, Georgia. June 22, 1848. - August 9, 1848.
• Court: Inferior
• Salutation: To the Honorable Inferior court of Said County

Abstract

John Powers argues that the careless management of his plantation overseer, William Ingram, caused half of an entire crop of corn and cotton to be lost. He seeks $1,750 in damages.

Result: Dismissed.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Subpoena, William Ingram, 22 June 1848; Dismissal, 9 August 1848
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 20684811

• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Proceedings of the Inferior Court 1835-1849
• Page: 477-478

Subjects

• Crops (Cotton)
• Overseers
• Management (enslaved)