STATE OF KENTUCKY

HARLAN CIRCUIT COURT

Plaintiff 
George Eager 

Defendents
Chadwell Nolin
Green Farier
Silas Nance
Terry Ledington 
Stephen Daniel
John Gross
Edmond Gross
                                    James B. Gross                                     .
Polly Callahan Adms.
Isaac Callahan, deed. 

The  Plaintiff  George Eager by way of Amendment in his original Petition  said  that  on  the  „__  day of February 1865 in the
County  of  Harlan and State of Kentucky the defendants Chadwell Nolan,  John Green Farier, Silas Nance, Terry Ledington, Stephen Daniel,  John  Gross,  Edmond  Gross,  James  B. Gross and Isaac Callahan  by  force an arms in the night time the defendants all being blacked to resemble negroes, by force and arms seized took and  carried  away  about  one  thousand  dollars  worth  of bed clothing-  wearing clothing beds & etc. a bill containing all the items  taken  is filed here with marked (A) and made part ______ said  taking  brings  unlawfully  wrongfully  and  without legal authority,  and the property so taken  being the property of the plaintiff.
The  plaintiff  further  says  that at the time and place above, refered  to  it  being  at the residence of the plaintiffs.  The
defendants  by  force  and  arms  arrested the plaintiff held in close  confinement  for  ____  hours  then put a rope around the
plaintiffs  neck  and took him out to a Peach tree, and hung him up  by  the  neck,  twice and, did there abuse the person of the
plaintiff and greatly terrify the plaintiffs family, said arrest and abuse being illegally and with legal authority.
The plaintiff further says that afterward on the day of 18__ Sept the  defendant  Isaac  Callahan  departed  this  life  intestate
domicile  in  Harlan  County,  and  the  _.___ term up the Harlan County  Court Polly Callahan was duly appointed and qualified as Administrator  of  said  Isaac  Callahan,  deed,  a copy of said appointment is filed herewith and made part hereof.
The  premises  considered the plaintiffs ask that Polly Cailahan be  held  responsible  to  plaintiff  as  adminitrators of Isaac
Callahan,  deed, for said wrongs and injuries complained of and upon  final  hearing  the  plaintiff  prays  judgement  for  one
thousand  dollars  for the value of the property illegally taken and  five  thousand dollars for the wrong and injuries inflicted
on the person of the plaintiff,  he prays for all proper relief.  Leonard Farmer for plaintiff

 


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