Petition #20582203

Abstract

Charles Baler accuses William Lear of slander, stemming from a case instituted by Lear on 4 April 1822 that charged Baler with "a felony, to wit, in carrying away a Negro Man the property of Thomas Baler." Charles Baler was arrested, but the suit was discontinued for want of prosecution. Baler claims that his reputation was damaged and that he was "brought into public scandal, infamy and disgrace with and amongst all his neighbors and other good and worthy citizens of the County." He claims ten thousand dollars damages.

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Repository: Escambia County Courthouse, Pensacola, Florida

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