Nelly Jackson v. Thomas Tebbs. Jesse Timms' Answers to Petitioner's Interrogatories
Loudoun County to wit
Deposition of Witness's produced Sworn & Examined on the 21 day of April in the year 1817 at the house of Willm. Austin Inn Keeper in the Town of Leesburg & County of Loudoun, by virtue of a Commission Issued out of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the Count of Alexandria to me Samuel Murrey a Justice of the Peace of the County of Loudoun, directed for the Examination of Witnesses in a case therein depending between Nelly Jackson plaintiff, & Thos Tibbs Defendant, on behalf of the plaintiff. Patrick McIntyre of the County of Loudoun, of full age being produced and Examined for and on behelf of the plaintiff, deposeth as follow — Interrogatory
1st are you acquainted with a Negro Woman Called Nelly, alias Nelly Jackson
answer Yes, Nelly was hired to me by Doctor Thos Triplett for a Short time on Tryal, Doctor Treplett offered to Sell the Said Nelly to me for the Sum of three hundred Dollars, some time in the year 1813 or 1814 at my Dwelling house in the Town of Leesburg.
question 2d Did The person who offered to Sell the Said Negro woman to you exhibit to you his authority to Sell her.
answer no, but he offer'd to Sell her as property he received by his wife, under the will of the late Mr. Tibbs her father.
question 3 Do you know anything further respecting the said Negro woman
answer No. and further this deponant saith not.
Patk McIntyre
Loudoun County to wit
Depositions of Witness's produced Sworn and Examined on the 12 day of April in the Year 1817 at the house of Willm. Austin Inn Keeper in the Town of Leesburg, & County of Loudoun, by Virtuie of a Commission Issued out of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the County of Alexandria, to me Samuel Murrey a Justice of the Peace of the County of Loudoun, directed, for the Examiniation of Wintesses in a Cause therein depending between Nelly Jackson plantiff & Thos Tibbs Defendant, on behalf of the plaintiff. Jessee Timms of the Couty of Loudoun of full Age, being produced and Examined for and on behalf of the plaintiff deposeth as follow Interrogatory
1st are you acquainted with a Negro Woman Called Nelly, alias Nelly Jackson
Answer this deponant Saith that he Saw a Negro woman Called Nelly at at Doctor Thomas Tripletts
2d where you Ever applied to to purchase the said Negro woman
Answer I never was.
3d did you at any time agree to purchase the Said Negro woman
Answer I never was.
4 Do you know anything further respecting the said Negro woman
Answer There was a man from Carolina about purchasing a Negro woman from Doctor Thos Tripletts, and the woman Runaway, and in Concequence The man did not Get her, This happened to be Some two or three years ago. and further this deponant Saith not.
Jesse Timms.
Loudoun County to wit
This Deposition was taken and the above named Jesse Timms (the deponant) duly Sworn to the truth thereof as above Stated before me Given under my hand & Seal April 12th 1817
Samuel Murrey (Seal)
