20785802https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20785802KentuckyScottCounty2721858Circuit107Kentucky Division of Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KentuckyJohn Hedger and William Thornberry state that William Robinson and others executed a promissory note for $172 "for the hire of a negro man named Gilbert." The plaintiffs charge that Robinson has failed to honor a promise to pay the 1857 tax on Gilbert, which amounts to $2.60. The petitioners seek the amount of tax due plus interest.Taxation (enslaved)Hiring value (enslaved)Enslaver (minors)