Petition #20681507

• Liberty County, Georgia. cicra 1815. - November 16, 1818.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Judge of the Superior Court of Liberty County

Abstract

On 1 August 1815, Charles W. Rogers paid Margaret Howell $200 for a slave named Aaron. Rogers states that Howell agreed to "refund the said amount of purchase money ... in case the said negro boy slave should die of the disease he was then sick of." Aaron did die, but Howell refuses to refund the money as promised. Rogers claims damages of $400, and asks that Howell answer his allegations at the next Superior Court session.

Result: Denied.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Summons, Margaret Howell, 21 September 1815; Sheriff's Return, 26 September 1815; Answer, Margaret Howell, ca. 1815; Arbitrators' Report, 7 May 1818; Court Ruling, 16 November 1818
• Pages of related documents: 1

3 people are documented within petition 20681507

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Liberty County Courthouse, Hinesville, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Minutes 1804-1820
• Page: 723-725

Subjects

• Death of enslaved (disease)
• Diseases (physical)
• Warranty (enslaved)
• Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)