Petition #11082701
- Wilkinson County, Mississippi. filing started July 5, 1827.
- Court: Petition
- Salutation: To the Honourable the senate and House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi in General Assembly
Abstract
John Bryce claims that he purchased at a sheriff's auction in Wilkinson County a purported runaway slave named George for the sum of $301. When it was learned that George was in fact a free man of color named Harry Singer, also known as Henry, Bryce lost his purchase money. He presented a claim to the county but received only $187.03. He asks the legislature to make up the difference and pay him "the amount actually paid into the treasury of his county."
- Number of petition pages: 4
- Related documents: Affidavit of Hugh Connell, Justice of the Peace, Wilkinson County, 5 July 1827; Affidavit of Charles McMorris, Justice of the Peace, Wilkinson County, 5 July 1827; Copy of Court Order, County Court, Wilkinson County, 31 January 1828
- Pages of related documents: 2
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Citation information
Repository: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, Mississippi
- Legislative Papers, Petitions and Memorials 1826
- Record group: 47
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