Samuel Hunt vs Isaac Sapp, Fleming Co. Circuit Court Recently I submitted an 1841 Fleming Co., KY deed in which Isaac Sapp took Samuel Hunt as an apprentice for 8 years or until Samuel turned 21. Last week, I found a court case in which Samuel Hunt sued Isaac Sapp. It includes Isaac's answer and an final agreement between the two. State of Kentucky Fleming Circuit & County Sct Case #11641 Samuel Hunt ---- Plaintiff vs } In ordinary Isaac Sapp-- Defendant Filed 27th December 1853 J. M. Alexander & Wm. H. Cord [attorneys] Plaintiff States that the defendant by the Indenture of apprenticeship (a Copy of which will in due time be filed as part hereof marked "A.") Covenanted as therein Stipulated. and although he labored and Served the Said defendant the full period he was bound _to labor_ for defendant. Yet the defendant did not on plaintiff arriving at the age of 21 years pay him Said L3-105 equal to $11.66 2/3 nor furnish him the Said clothes which should have been worth equal to $50.00 And he failed & refused to, and did not Send Plaintiff to school at all [the words at all are crossed out or underlined] for learn or Cause him to be taught to _read_, _or_ _write_, or to the Single rule of three in Arithmetic which alone. for want of the education has injured him and thereby damaged him to the amount of $1000. -- In all he has thus, by said _failure_ of defendant to perform his Covenant, been damaged at least $1066.66 2/3. and which defendant refuses to pay or Satisfy Wherefore he prays for a Judgment for said damages, and Costs- or for general relief Cord for Pltff------ Saml. Hunt [same handwriting as above] State of Kentucky Fleming County Sct I _believe_ the facts Set forth in the foregoing petition by me are true. his (Signed) Samuel x x Hunt mark _Sworn to_ in due form of law _before_ me by Samuel Hunt this the 27 Dec. 1853. [Signature unreadable] E. F. C. - -------------------------------------------------------------- Fleming Circuit Court Sct Saml Hunt Plaintiff vs } Answer Isaac Sapp Defendant The defendant Isaac Sapp for answer to plaintiffs petition States that the plaintiff ought not to have and maintain his said petition because he States that it is not True that the plaintiff Served and Labored for the defendant the full period for which he was bound and for which he was apprenticed to this Defendant. And for further answer the Defendant says that by an order of the Fleming County court made at the March Term 1841 that the plaintiff was apprenticed and bound to the Defendant for the period of eight years from and after October 1841 or untill the plaintiff should attain to the age of Twenty one years. and the Defendant States that the plaintiff left and runaway from the defendant in the summer of 1845. More than three years before the experation of the time or before he had attained the age of Twenty one years and the defendant States that during the time the plaintiff Continued with the Defendant that he this defendant did ruele? and Truely teach the plaintiff the art and mystery of farming. and did constantly find the plaintiff in neat lodging and wearing apparell fit for an apprentice to have. and did- Send him to School and cause him to be learned to read and write. and So long as the plaintiff served with the Defendant this Defendant in all things keeped and performed his said Covenant. and in so far as he may have failed it was produced by the Conduct of the plaintiff in breaking the covenant on his part. And for further answer the Defendant States that the plaintiff ought not to have and maintain his petition because the plaintiff did not keep and perform his covenant of indenture and by means of the plaintiff running off and absconding from the Service of the Defendant the defendant was prevented from fully and in every? particular performing the law on his part. Wherefore he -?- plaintiffs petition he -?- with costs and for all proper relief. Isaac Sapp [same handwriting as above] State of Kentucky Fleming County Sct Isaac Sapp. States that he believes that the facts stated in the foregoing answer are true. Isaac Sapp [appears to be same handwriting as above] Sworn before me by Isaac Sapp this 15th March 1854 John M. Harbesonzele - -------------------------------------------------------------- Hunt vs Agreement Sapp Filed 7th April 1854 An article of an agreement made and entered into this Apl. 7th 1854 by and between Isaac Sapp of the county of Fleming and state of Ky. of the one part & Samuel Hunt of said county & State of the other. Witnesseth the said parties have a suit now pending in the Fleming circuit court to the effect that the said Hunt originally was a bound boy to the said Sapp. & he having failed to give him such an education as the law required in such cases has sued for the same in said court Now it is under stood by the parties that the suit is to be dismissed- by the said Hunt in consequence of the payment of Forty seven dollars & 50 cts by the said Sapp. to be paid in money-the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged & the said Sapp is to release the said Hunt from all accounts he may be owing him up to this time. It is further under stood that each party pays their own costs. given under our Hands-- his Isaac X Sapp mark Samuel Hunt [Note he doesn't use mark as before!] Attest H. L. Wilson D. D. Finley From: "Smith, Elizabeth" 20 Apr 1998