Description
"Note, $140.00 Regarding hiring of a slave named Zack." On April 28, 1855, defendants (John E. Brown and John E. Pitt) gave Dorris a promissory note promising (“either of us”) to pay Dorris 12 months after April 28, 1855, $140 for the hire of Zack for one year. Pitt & Brown were to provide “one good winter suit and two good summer suits, one good hat and one good Mackinaw blanket, to pay taxes and doctor’s bills. If Brown & Pitt were to “lose the service of” Zack “due to sickness or otherwise, the note was still payable "without defalcation or discount or value received.” Dorris alleges that the $140 & taxes have not been paid nor the blanket furnished. Summons issued Oct. 8, 1856. Pitt served Oct. 16, 1856 and John E. Brown served Nov. 1, 1856. No answer from Pitt or Brown in file. No verdict or judgment indicated.Date(s) of Creation
10/7/1856
