Enslaved People Named: None
Slaveowners: None named
Date of Case: 1811, 1812 Terms
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The State vs Joseph Hathaway, Noah ?Spooner? } Indictment for a Misdemeanor in trading with Negroes
It is considered & ordered by the Court that the Defendants do pay a fine of two hundred dollars each, then thereafter discharged, upon payment of costs. And it is further ordered that they do stand committed untill this order be complyed [sic] with.
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[24 March 1812]
The State vs. Joseph Hathaway } Indictment for trading with negroes
Verdict: Guilty
It is considered and ordered by the court that the defendant do pay a fine of one hundred dollars, and be thereafter discharged upon payment of costs.
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Source: Superior Court minutes, 1809-1821, Liberty County, Georgia, pages 130-1, 147; database with images, “Liberty County Superior Court Minutes 1809-1821,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3H3-W9PH : accessed 9 July 2023), Family History Library Film 008628963, item 2 of 2, images 517-8, 527 of 653.