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Essex County Massachusetts Freedom Case Participants 1760 - 1783
Philemon Chandler (1717-1798)
Andover
Biography: Father was a blacksmith.
Comments: SCJ Nov 1771 Reimbursement for Travel: 40 miles; Attendance: 7 days 0-16-6
Nancy vs. James Parker Jr. and Dinah Parker (1771) ArbitratorCasar vs. Samuel Taylor (1772) Sworn signed testimony uncertain
Sources
- Dated October 30, 1771. Summons to SCJ November 1771 held in Salem. Sixteen names, five towns.
Signatures on reverse
Timothy Fuller Gentleman
Primus a negro man living with John Flint all of Middleton in the County of Essex.
T. Russell & M. Russell, E. Hirchcom all of Reading;
Tamar,
J. Beverly
S. Poor &
C.Furbush all of Andover;
R. Thomas,
A. Smith ,
B.Guilford &
A.Putnam all of Danvers;
M. Hart of Lynn;
P. Chandler & J. Bryant.
Citation: Samuel Taylor vs Casar, Superior Court of Judicature June 1772, 15. Suffolk # 132190.
- Dated Nov. 12, 1771. Chandler's sworn testimony that Casar "had lived in Danvers some Time, carrying on Business by his self", that Taylor had told Chandler of Taylor's agreement with Casar to sell Casar his freedom after six years of 100 pound old tener payments and that Taylor had asked Chandler whether Chandler thought Taylor war responsible for paying Casar's fine for threatening Hircom. Chandler had responded that he did not think so.
Citation: Samuel Taylor vs Casar, Superior Court of Judicature June 1772, 15. Suffolk # 132190.
- Clerk's tally of oourt costs for SCJ November 1771 and June 1772
Citation: Samuel Taylor vs Casar, Superior Court of Judicature June 1772, 15. Suffolk # 132190.