Petition #20685609

• Greene County, Georgia. February 19, 1856. - circa September 1858.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable Superior Court of Said County

Abstract

In September 1854, William N. Williams sold an adult female slave, Crecy, to A. B. Sharpe. Sharpe claims that Williams assured him, at the time of the sale, that Crecy was "sound and capable of doing the duties of a nurse for young negro children," although she was blind in one eye. Sharpe claims that "immediately upon putting the said negro upon the discharge of said duties for which the purpose was designed upon his Plantation he discovered" that Crecy was completely blind and totally unfit to take care of children. Sharpe took Crecy back to Williams, who refused to take the slave into his possession. Sharpe seeks $2,000 in damages.

Result: Denied.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Amendments to Bill, March Term 1856; Subpoena, William Williams, 19 February 1856; Sheriff's Return, 21 February 1856; Confession of Judgment, March Term 1857; Jury Verdict, September Term 1858
• Pages of related documents: 2

3 people are documented within petition 20685609

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Greene County Courthouse, Greensboro, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Records 1856-1860
• Page: 272-275

Subjects

• Skills (enslaved)
• Warranty (enslaved)
• Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)