The Need for a Christian Overseer on Plantations
Mr Thomas Nutting complainant
haveing presented his complaint to this Court agt Mr Willm Wise sen dft setting
forth that the dft hath placed A Negro man named Robin upon a plantation
adjacent to the complainant plantation where hee liveth in Charles Parrish in
this County & the year past did keep noe Christian overseer to looke after
him by which means he comitted injurys to severall of the neighbors but
espetially to him the complainant &c Wherefore it is ordered that the sherr
sumons the dft Willm Wise for his personall appearance at the next Court then
& these to answer the same
Thomas Nutting
hath Judgmt: granted per nihil dicit agt Willm Wise in an Accon of Dt: for 2000
lbs. of tob. fine for his the sd Wises negro illegall killing & stealing of
A hogg of the plts at a quarter of the sd dfts who kept then & there noe
Christian overseer to looke after him which Judmt: is the next Court to be
confirmed if he the sd dft then faile to appear & answer the same
Mr Thomas Nutting
plt hath Judgmt: granted agt Mr Willm Wise dft in an Accon of Dt for the sume
of 300 lbs. of tob. for 1 of the dfts negroes named Robin illegall killing
& stealing 1 of the plts hoggs At a quarter of the dfts adjoyning to the
plts plantation whoe kept there noe Christian overseer to looke after him which
sd sume of 300 lbs. of tob. the deft is ordered to pay to the plt with costs
als exec.