The following record was posted to the Hudson mailing list, but may be of interest to Isbell researchers. Sandra Kidd descendant of Littleton and Christopher Isbell of Surry Co, NC > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > clip from files 1820 Alabama > From: > "E. Annette Rose" <earphoto@inreach.com> > Date: > Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:26:23 -0800 > To: > HUDSON-L@rootsweb.com > > > 0082 (Accession # 20183105). Franklin County, Alabama. The petitioner, > Ellis Isbell, states that > > on or about 5 November 1827, the defendant, Benjamin Hudson, paid off > a $530.90 judgment > > held against Isbell. "In order to secure & indemnify said Hudson for > paying the sum of money," > > Isbell placed four slaves in Hudson's possession: "William otherwise > called Billy, a negro man > > aged about 30 or 31 years then of the value of $500 & his wife Agness > a slave aged about 27 > > years and of the value of $350 and her two children (slaves) one named > Malinda about 8 years > > old of the value of $225 and the other named Harriet about 6 years of > age of the value of $200." > > Isbell estimates the value of the slaves' service and labor at $180 > per year. Their verbal > > agreement provided that Hudson would hold ownership of the slaves > until the debt was paid, > > and if the debt remained unpaid, then Isbell would lose ownership of > the slaves. Isbell gave > > Hudson a bill of sale for the slaves, based on the verbal agreement of > ownership rights. The > > petitioner states that on 6 November 1830 he attempted to pay the > debt, but the defendant > > "positively and entirely refused to receive the same and refused to > deliver said Slaves." Isbell > > charges Hudson with fraud and seeks ownership of the four > slaves-either upon payment of the > > debt or upon payment of the difference between the interest on the > debt and the slaves' hire. > >