Estate of William Power v John Booth 30 Dec 1861 Elbert County, GA

Susan M. Power, Adm, v John Booth

GEORGIA; ELBERT COUNTY: To the honorable Inferior court of said County.

The petition of Susan M. Power, administratrix of estate of William T. 
Power, decd. Showeth that John Booth of said county is indebted to and 
unjustly detains from your petitioner one hundred dollars besides 
interest. For that whereas heretofore to wit 1st January 1859 said Booth 
made and delivered to said William T. Power then in life his certain 
instrument in writing commonly called a promissory note dated 1st 
January 1859, and subscribed with his proper name. Now here in court of 
be shown,Whereby, By the twenty fifth of December next (after the date 
thereof) he promised to pay said William T. Power  or bear(unclear) the 
sum of sixty dollars for the hire of Delfee and her boy child Jim with 
3 suits of clothes, 1 pair shoes and blanket. Afterwards said William T. 
Power died and your petitioner became and is duly qualified 
Administratix of his estate and brings her letters of Administrations 
hence in court to be shown, by reason of the aforesaid the said Booth 
became and is liable to pay your petitioner said sum of money according 
to the terms and effect of said note. Yet the said Booth so indebted
and to pay said sum often requested has not paid the same nor any part 
thereof but the same to pay has listened to and still does wholly fail, 
neglect & refuse to the damage of your petitioner one hundred dollars. 
Wherefore your petitioner brings suit and prays process nesy issue 
requiring said John Booth to be and appear at the next Inferior Court 
to be held in and for said county to answer your petition in an action 
of debt. 

William T. Van Duger, Plff atty

I acknowledge due and legal Service of this writ made. Service of
copy(unclear) process and all and further Service by the Sheriff 
Dec 30th 1861. 

John Booth

We the jury find for the plaintiff Sixty dollars principal with 10 
dollars and 80 cents interest accrued with cost of Suit.  

J.M.Benneth (not clear)

Where upon it is considered by the court here that said plaintiff recover
against said defendant said sixty dollars principal and ten dollars and 
eighty cents interest accrued and the further sum of eight dollars and 
sixty cents for the costs in this behalf decd ___________ (unreadable). 
said defendant in ____ (unreadable) & C Judgment given and entered this 
24 day of July 1862.

William T. Van Dugan, Plff atty

Filed in office Dec. 27, 1861. 

George W. Allen, clerk.


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