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From: "P F Hardin" <pfhardin@carolina.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:15:19 -0400
To: "Travis Lane Hardin" <th@intelec.us>, "Susan Hardin Austin" <roundtuit@sbcglobal.net>
Notes from research trip on July 22, 2009 by Pat Hardin to South Carolina Archives.
Pendleton District Court of Common Pleas - 1800-1828
SC Archives Roll 11 06
Date 1820
Greenberry Harden vs. Pleasant Hawkins
and Pleasant Hawkins vs. Greenberry Hardin
This case went on for several years with Greenberry Hardin and Pleasant Hawkins suing each other. The file contains many documents. It started with a trade of a horse for a riffle gun and two gallons and 3 quarts of Brandy and six gallons of whiskey. It seems that the house died soon after the trade and that is what started the suit. It appears that the defendant won the first case and then sued for court and lawyer fees. In the second case Greenberry Hardin was ordered to pay Pleasant Hawkins $53.38. That is when a search was made in April 1 822 and it was reported that Greenberry Hardin did not own any property. A note indicated that Vincent Brown said that Hardin had "150 acres of land more or less on waters of Snow Creek on-or-of adjoining lands of whereon G. W. Hardin lives". The land was sold to Edward Moore for one dollar. This was dated Dec. 30, 1822 and another date on the same paper had Feb. 2, 1827.
It seems that there was also a physical fight that took place with many witnesses. [Most of the papers were written so that I had difficulty understanding them. Someone with more legal knowledge could better interpret the documents, pfh, 2009]
NOTE: Pleasant Hawkins was living next door to Griffin Harden in the 1820 Pendleton District SC Census.
NOTE: Vincent Brown age 70-80 was living next door to Griffin Hardin in the 1840 Pickens District SC Census.
NOTE: Edward Moore lived one house away from Aaron Hardin in the 1820 Pendleton District Census

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