GABRIEL SCOTT, GUARDIAN OF DUNCAN MAGEE, VS. CLAIBORNE READ AND THOMAS LASSITER, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, FRANKLIN COUNTY, FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT, OCTOBER TERM 1832: DISPUTE OVER HIRING OF PLAINTIFF'S SLAVE BY DEFENDANTS: IN JANUARY 1831 DEFENDANTS READ AND LASSITER PROMISED TO PAY PLAINTIFF SCOTT, GUARDIAN OF MAGEE, SEVENTY DOLLARS "FOR THE HIRE OF A NEGRO, ALSO TWO SUITS OF NEW CLOTHES, ONE WOOLEN AND ONE COTTON, ONE PAIR OF SHOES..."

[Franklin County, Mississippi: 1832]. Folio, 7.5" x 13". [4] pp, folded. Completely in ink manuscript, docketed on final page. Minor edgewear, old folds. The writing on either side of each leaf is visible from the other side, making the document difficult to read. Wax seal in interior blank margin of third page. Several small wormholes along one fold [several letters affected]. Signed on behalf of the plaintiff by an attorney with the surname of Stuart. Overall, Good+.

Claibourn Read [1807-1845] and Thomas Lassiter [1772-1844] were related by marriage, Read having married Lassiter's daughter Nancy [1805-1865] in 1826. Duncan Magee [c.1799-1890] was the son of Willis Magee [1763-1827], one of the first settlers of Franklin County, and father of Judge Thomas A. Magee[1822-1891] after whom a cemetery was named in 1878. Gabriel Scott may have been related to the Magee family, as Duncan's mother was Asha Scott Magee. Item #31198

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