JOHN S. THORN CLAIMS THAT F.J. CAROTHERS PROMISED TO PAY "ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN DOLLARS & 50/100 FOR THE HIRE OF A NEGRO BOY NAMED TASWELL WHO IS TO HAVE THREE SUITS OF CLOTHES, TWO PR OF SHOES A HAT & BLANKET AND BE RETURNED TO SAID THORN THE 25TH DAY OF DECR NEXT. JANY 15TH 1855."
Matagorda County Texas: 1857. Six pages in neat ink manuscript on lined, pale blue legal paper. Fine. The document is probably the record for Carothers' appeal of the Court's judgment in favor of Thorn.
The parties having waived a jury trial, the Court found in favor of Thorn, the Plaintiff. In addition to the failure to pay Thorn for the hire of Taswell, Thorn claimed that Carothers had failed to pay $100 rent to Thorn for farming on Thorn's property.
Carothers said that the slave Bridget, upon whom Carothers had relied for performing work on the property, had been "taken away," apparently by Thorn, during the term of the agreement. Bridget's absence, Carothers said, caused his nonperformance, and thus excused his failure to pay. The Court disagreed and ordered Carothers to pay the amount of the notes plus costs and interest. Item #40346
Price: $750.00