Petition #20583601

Abstract

Stephen W. Snell asks the court to issue an injunction preventing John Shuler, his overseer, from transferring or redeeming promissory notes given to Shuler by the petitioner. Snell hired his brother-in-law as overseer on his plantation and executed notes in the amount of five hundred dollars to cover the cost of hiring Shuler’s four slaves for the year 1835. Snell informs the court, however, that Shuler “left your Orators employment and within two days afterwards also took away his said negroes from your orators service and hath ever since and still continues to neglect & refuse to return to said employment and detains said negroes and horses from your orators service.” The petitioner therefore prays that the notes be cancelled “on account of the failure of the consideration thereof and the violation of his contract and agreement” and that an injunction issue to restrain Shuler from transferring said notes.

Result: Granted.

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Repository: Florida State Archives, Tallahassee, Florida

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