William Sourjohn 1838 Claim
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William Sourjohn
Transcribed by Manoli Loupassi
“[No. 577] The United States to William Sourjohn
To 1 Clay Bank col[ored] mare with a blaze face
8 years old in foal[e]d by a fine Horse worth $85.00
1 Cow & Calf worth 20.00
Before me personally came William Sourjohn and being duly Sworn Says that the above account is just and true. That four years ago he went to George Owens Hous[e] on the Saukoy [Soquee?] River in Gilmer County and while he was there a man by the nam[e] Dilliard took the mare and carried her away, he followed on the track about fifty mil[es] and occasionally he would hear the mare & man until he crossed over the Tennessee Line when he met Dillard on his return back to his home, deponant followed on the way Dillard came from until he come to where the horse was sold to a man by the name of John the other part of his name not recollected who lived in Tennessee. Deponent told the man that it was his horse But the white man told him that he had just bought the Horse from a man by the name of Dillard, who lived in Georgia, and would not give him up
Sworn to & subscribed before me April 9th, 1838 William Sour John his X mark
David Sanders of the Com[mittee]
Personally appeared before me George Owens who after being duly sworn says that about four
years ago William SourJohn came to His Hous[e] on a fine mare of a Clay Bank Colour with a
blaze on her face heavy with [foal] and while he was a staying at his House a man by the name of Dillard Stole the mare and carried her off and that he went with Sour John in pursuit of her and followed her in to Tennessee –When they met Dillard on his return the witness and Sour John went on the way Dillard came from and found the mare at a white mans House who called himself John. They told him that the mare was the[irs] but the white man said he had [bought] her just before they com[e] from a man by the name of Dillard and would not give her up
Sworn to & subscribed before me this the 9th of April 1838
David Sanders of the Com[mittee] George Owens his X mark”
“Before me personally cam[e] George Owens who being duly sworn says that he known Sour Johns cow well and that a white man who lived near Sour John took the Same Cow and allowed her mark and stated that the white man moved off and took the cow with him. He frequently saw her after the mark was changed a[t] the white mans Hous[e] and known that it was Sour Johns cow
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 9th April 1838
J[ohn] Adair M.C. Sanders George Owens his X mark
This claim is allowed and reduced to seventy two dollars 10th April 1838” - Title
- William Sourjohn 1838 Claim
- Name of Claimant
- William Sourjohn
- Name of Witness(es)
- George Owens
- Name of Agent/Clerk
- David Sanders
- Amount
- 72.00
- Claim Perpetrator
- Dillard
- Date of Theft
- 1834
- Residence in the East (Place)
- Gilmer County, Georgia
- Amount of Item
- 85.00
- 20.00
Part of William Sourjohn 1838 Claim
“William Sourjohn 1838 Claim”, Retracing the Bell Route: An Archive of Cherokee Removal, accessed October 16, 2024, https://cherokee-bell-route.org/s/Cherokee_Bell-Route/item/55