Petition #20685010

• Richmond County, Georgia. cicra 1850. - June 29, 1852.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Superior Court of said County

Abstract

John Hill, as trustee of Lucy Hill, hired out a 25-year-old slave named Henry, valued at $1,000, to the Georgia Rail Road & Banking Company. The company agreed to be responsible for the slave's medical treatment, and to take him to headquarters in Augusta should he become ill. Hill argues that his slave became sick in August but was not moved to Augusta or properly cared for until October. As a result, the slave developed "incurable Dropsy" and died. Hill seeks $2,000 in damages.

Result: Denied.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Subpoena, The Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company, 14 December 1850; Answer, The Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company, January Term 1851; Sheriff's Return, 27 December 1850; Jury Verdict, ca. 1852; Court Record, 29 January 1852
• Pages of related documents: 1

4 people are documented within petition 20685010

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: Richmond County Records Retention Center, Augusta, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Writs 1848-1853
• Page: 325-327

Subjects

• Death of enslaved (disease)
• Non-plantation/Non-household work (enslaved)
• Skills (enslaved)
• Diseases (physical)
• Assessed Value (enslaved)