Schley County GaArchives Court.....Albritton (et. Al.), John C.  April 5, 1858
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Source: Orig. Document, Schley Co. Courthouse
Written: April 5, 1858

(The following document is not the earliest found so far, but is interesting 
as the actual note signed by J.C. Albritton is included with the complaint.  
Note the date and location given for the note.)

State of Georgia, Schley County

To the Superior Court of said County.

The petition of Josiah Davis showeth that John C. Albritton of said County is 
indebted to him in the sum of One Hundred and Thirty-Three 11/100 dollars, 
besides interest on a promissory note dated April 5th 1858 and due one day 
after date; which note, the said John C. Albritton refuses to pay.  Wherefore 
your petitioner prays process may issue requiring the said John C. Albritton 
to be and appear at the next Superior Court for said county to answer your 
petitioner's complaint.

C(Charles) B(ritton) Hudson, Plt's Atty


Copy note sued on.
$152.13    Pond Town  April 5th 1858
One day after date I promise to pay to J. Davis & Sons or bearer One Hundred 
and Fifty-Two 13/100 dollars, value received, with interest from the first day 
of January last.  Witness my hand and seal.
Endorsed--Rec'd forty-three dollars, April 2nd 1860.
Signed  J.C. Albritton (L.S.)


Schley Superior Court   October Term 1866
Whereupon it is considered and adjudged by the Court, that the Plaintiff do 
recover of Defendant the sum of One Hundred and Thirty-Two dollars and Five 
cents for the principle debt and the sum of sixty-one dollars and ninety-nine 
cents for their interest from the 26th day of October (year obliterated) on 
principle sum.  And the further sum of ___________ dollars and _______ cents 
for the costs in this behalf laid out and expended, and the defendant in mercy 
& c.
Judgment signed this 26th day of October 1866.

C.B. Hudson
Plaintiff's attorney

(Charles Britton Hudson would have just been back from the war a short time 
when he undertook this collection matter for Josiah Davis.  He left Ellaville 
for Pensacola with the rest of Company G, 5th Ga. Inf. in May of 1861.  He was 
a Lt. and second in command of the Schley Guards, behind Capt. Robert Burton.) 

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