Granville County NcArchives News.....MINOR-LONGMIRE DISPUTE December 27, 1810
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Thurs., Dec. 27, 1810, Raleigh Minerva December 27, 1810
   JOHN MINOR, a resident of Granville County for 35 years, or ever since the 
year 1775, and who has never been further from the Court House than 80 miles, 
with his family during the whole time, has lately met with a very uncommon 
[problem] from WILLIAM LONGMIRE, SR., who resides one mile and a quarter from 
said MINOR, and had always appeared very friendly until January, 1808.
   LAZARUS MINOR, son of the above, being informed there was a runaway Negro, 
a boot and shoe maker, the property of BENJAMIN HESTER, harbored and at work 
in a Negro house of said LONGMIRE, went and discovered the Negro in the house. 
He then sent to LONGMIRE for assistance to get the Negro, but was refused, 
although he and his son, ROBERT LONGMIRE were both at home. The Negro, 
however, was taken by LAZARUS MINOR, and a servant of his father, and was 
conveyed to his father’s. Ever since that time LONGMIRE has been incensed at 
and has not for 15 months exchanged a word with said MINOR; but has endeavored 
to impress it on the minds of the people that he had lost a ram, and found it 
amongst those of MINOR and bearing his mark, which is a palpable falsehood; 
and it cannot be made appear that he has been guilty of any fraud of the kind 
to any man in the world.
Dec. 20, 1810                   JOHN MINOR



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