James Cody states that his good reputation has been ruined by the slander of John Baily, who has accused Cody of buying "rice from a slave without written permission from the owner overseer or employer of such slave." According to Cody, Baily's words imply that the petitioner is "a dishonest trader & guilty of buying & keeping stolen goods knowing them to be stolen." Cody seeks $5,000 in damages.
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Repository: Bryan County Courthouse, Pembroke, Georgia
