This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records.
In this 1855 Greene County case, Aaron W. Grier sued Landon Willis for failing to pay a promissory note for the hire of an enslaved man named Jack the previous year. The court ruled in Grier’s favor. The receipt is shown below.
Greene County Inferior Court 1855
Grier, Aaron W. - PLAINTIFF
Landon Willis - DEFENDANT
132.75 One day after date I promise to pay Aaron W. Grier or bearer one hundred and thirty-two dollars and seventy-five cent for hire of negro Jack last year.
This 1st Jany. 1854 – Landon Willis
Reference
Greene County, Georgia, Court Case Files 1810–1865, Court Records 1810–1865, images 107–111, FamilySearch.
