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- Document granting James Caller power of attorney to reclaim two slaves who had been stolen from Malachi and Mary Murphee of South Carolina.
- 1804-07-05
- Caller was living in Washington County of the Mississippi Territory (later the Alabama Territory) when the Murphees hired him "to take two Negros Namely Remus & Frank which Thomas Bates and others stold away from us." [Original spelling retained.]
- 2010-11-12
- Writ of diminution issued to the court of Washington County in the Mississippi Territory (later Alabama), regarding the case between Edwin Lewis and Peter Cartwright.
- 1808-10-31
- Lewis, the plaintiff, had complained about the outcome of the trial: "...suggesting to us that manifest Error had intervened in the record and process, and also in the giving of Judgment of the plea which was before you by our Writ between the said...
- 2010-11-12
- Letters from J. Hamilton in West Florida, to James Caller on the Tombigbee ("Tombecbee") River in the Mississippi Territory (later Alabama).
- 1812-05-00
- In the letters Hamilton asks for Caller's assistance in a murder trial of "a Mrs Cabbet who is charged with poisoning of her Husband." Testimony collected early in the case "is charged as a forgery," so he asks Caller to have statements "taken...
- 2010-11-12
- Copy of a letter from John Coffee and James Bright in Huntsville, Alabama, to John McKinley.
- 1821-07-24
- In the letter Coffee and Bright explain that Clemens and Keys of Mooresville is responsible for removing a bridge at Cotton Port: "That bridge had been built by the Cottonport Company for which they paid $1650 and esteemed it as a very valuable...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from Thomas Strong in Blakeley, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1825-07
- In the letter Strong discusses the sale of several slaves, including one who has run away, and a lawsuit he wants Dellet to file to collect on an unpaid note.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Thomas Strong in Blakeley, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1826-03-20
- In the letter Strong discusses a lawsuit over payment of medical expenses for a slave who was hired out while sick.
- 2009-06-25
- Statement and two letters regarding the delivery of two slaves from South Carolina to Alabama.
- 1829
- The transaction seems to be between Thomas Dugan and Joseph Rivers. In the first letter Dugan writes James W. Goodman of Claiborne, Alabama, asking him to sue Rivers and recover one of the slaves. The statement is signed by all men involved in the...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from the firm of Wilkins and Brothers in Petersburg, Virginia, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1829-10-12
- The writers of the letter want to hire Dellet to collect a debt owed by Jesse Reid, a slave trader: "The said Reid absconds from every place he fines we are pursuing him, he is an artful man & pretends by way of stratagem to transfer his property...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from William McConnell in Washington County, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1830-03
- In the letter McConnell discusses debts he owes and recent payment for legal services that Dellet provided. He also mentions personal problems, such as the loss of his sons, "negro woman," and house; he is left alone to plant and harvest his crops.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Thomas McConnell to James Dellet in Mobile County, Alabama.
- 1830-04-16
- In the letter McConnell discusses the administration of an estate, specifically mentioning the slaves.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from William McConnico to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1830-04-30
- In the letter McConnico discusses a neighbor, W. Tarry, who has been trespassing on his land and stealing timber. McConnico asks Dellet to file a lawsuit against Tarry.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from William Cabaniss in Social Circle, Georgia, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1830-08-09
- The previous year Dellet had obtained a favorable judgment for Cabaniss in a lawsuit over the purchase of a slave. Cabaniss writes that his opponent has been given a new trial, and he is fearful that "thare is some danger of your loosing the case...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from W. Mobly to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1830-08-12
- In the letter Mobly discusses a judgment Dellet obtained against Benjamin Darby, requiring him to pay several hundred dollars. If he cannot pay, the slaves of his ward, William B. Darby, will have to be sold instead. Mobly asks that Dellet delay...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter regarding the collection of money owed on a bond by Simon P. Gray.
- 1831-01-22
- Included is a handwritten copy of the bond, which was originally issued in South Carolina. The transaction involves three slaves.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from James Gordon to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1832-02-25
- In the letter Gordon discusses a case involving Thomas Wiggins, an agent for Guilford Nicholson, and a slave girl who had been "under affiliction" with William Campbell. In a note at the bottom of the letter, Campbell mentions a payment he had made...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from W. A. Stewart in Burnt Corn, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1832-06-08
- In the letter Stewart explains that he is trying to borrow money from the bank at Tuscaloosa, and he asks Dellet to recommend him for the loan. His describes his financial situation: "...I have negroes & land to the amount of 2 or 3000 dollars,...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Frederick Miller to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1834-03-25
- In the letter Miller discusses a mill he would like to purchase, the return of a slave woman who has run away, and the possibility of selling some of his slaves to pay for his son's debts.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Y. Dickinson to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1835-04-10
- Dickinson writes while traveling through the Alabama to settle claims before going to New York. He asks Dellet to collect money owed him by B. F. Porter; because Porter has land and slaves, Dickinson thinks he should have no trouble paying the debt.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from James H. Hawkins in Sparta, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1835-07-10
- In the letter Hawkins describes a case involving a slave woman who was purchased by a freedman, and then reclaimed and sold several times. He asks Dellet to represent Napoleon and Massina Starke, who want to recover the woman.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from J. P. Booth to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1835-08-22
- In the letter Booth asks Dellet to represent him in a case involving a runaway slave: "The negro Sam was apprehended by some man in your county & by him committed to jail. He remained some five or ten days (the coldest we had last winter) & when...
- 2009-06-25