Simon Simons, a free man of color, made a labor contract with Moxey Drigers, also a free man of color, to cut and haul wood to market in New Bern. Simons, Simons's son, and Drigers then cut ten cords of wood, hauled them to the landing, loaded them on a flatboat, and transported them to the city. Later, Simons charges that Drigers failed to cut his share, unjustly charged him for work he did not perform. In addition, Simons claims that he was unfairly charged for boarding at Drigers's house while he was courting Drigers's mother-in-law. All these "proceedings herein recited are oppressive & unjust," Simons asserts, and he seeks relief.
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