Schley-Marion County GaArchives Court.....Bailey Vs. Benson (Miller, Admin), . March 18, 18??
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Source: Orig. Document, Schley Co. Courthouse
Written: March 18, 18??

(Torn) & Thomas M. Bailey and (torn)
Laura Ann Bailey
VS.
Emfron Miller Admr. De bonis
Non of William Benson, deceased

Bill for accounts in Marion Superior Court

GEORGIA
MARION COUNTY

By virtue of a commission from the Honorable the (torn) Superior Court of the 
county of Marion, Georgia to us directed with (torn) have caused Aaron Talmage 
and Coro (torn) Talmage, the jurors named in the said commission to come 
before (torn) and being duly sworn true answers to make to certiorari 
interrogatonis to the said commission annexed, deposeth and answer (torn) 
follows.

(Torn) rrogary they both answer (torn) to the second interrogatory they answer 
we (torn) acquainted with said negroes during the time alluded to.  The 
Negroes came into the possession of the defendant between the first and the 
middle of April 1835 and remained there until about Christmas of the year 
1836.  (Torn) of said negroes where in health (torn) able to work.  Charlotte 
and (torn) dollars per (torn) if healthy was worth about twelve or fifteen 
dollars per year, Harriett about ten and Jinny (torn) her (unreadable) and 
Clottis, we think Phyllis was sick about one month in the year 1835 and a 
month or more of the year 1836.  (torn) was sick to the best of our 
recollection about two months of the year 1835 and some little of the year 
1836.  Harriett was sick about six weeks in the year 1835.  Green was unable 
to do anything for a month during the year 1835.  We think they were worth 
more than twenty five dollars for the year 1835 taking into consideration 
their sickness, trouble in attending them and the extremes and about the same 
for the year 1836.  There were eight negroes in all in the year 1835 and three 
of them were unable to work in the year 1836 (torn) one burro born and (torn) 
to work.  The defendant fed and clothed said negroes and in the year 1835 it 
was worth ninety or one hundred dollars to fed and clothe them and in 1836 it 
was worth one hundred and twenty five dollars.
To the third interrogatories they both answer:  We were acquainted with Mrs. 
Laura Benson.  They both resided (the home?) of the defendant from March 1835 
until near Christmas of that year (torn, several lines missing) near Christmas 
of 1836 when she was left (torn) worth $15.00 (unreadable) per month to board 
& clothe them.  They went to school between seven & eight worth each in 1835 
and Laura Ann went about six months in 1836.  Tuition was worth about one 
dollar per month per scholar.  We do not (torn) paid their tuition but believe 
it was paid by the defendant.

To the fourth interrogatory, they both answer—we know nothing more except the 
Deft treated the complainants kindly while they resided with him.

Answers subscribed & sworn to before us this 18th day of March of the year 18
? S. Pritchard


Aaron Talmadge
Caroline Talmadge (her mark)


Additional Comments:
This begs for more research.  What commission?  What was this commissions 
purpose?  Who were these negroes?  The readable text makes reference to 1835 & 
1836, but the date of this document is unreadable.  Many unanswered questions 
here.



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