STATE OF KENTUCKY
HARLAN CIRCUIT COURT

Plaintiff 
George Eager 

Defendents
Chadwell Nolin
Green Farier
Silas Nance
Terry Ledington 
Stephen Daniel
John Gross
Edmond Gross
James B. Gross                                     .
Polly Callahan Adms.
Isaac Callahan, deed. 

The  Plaintiff  George Eager by way of Amendment in his original
Petition  said  that  on  the  „__  day of February 1865 in the
County  of  Harlan and State of Kentucky the defendants Chadwell
Nolan,  John Green Farier, Silas Nance, Terry Ledington, Stephen
Daniel,  John  Gross,  Edmond  Gross,  James  B. Gross and Isaac
Callahan  by  force an arms in the night time the defendants all
being blacked to resemble negroes, by force and arms seized took
and  carried  away  about  one  thousand  dollars  worth  of bed
clothing-  wearing clothing beds & etc. a bill containing all the
items  taken  is filed here with marked (A) and made part ______
said  taking  brings  unlawfully  wrongfully  and  without legal
authority,  and the property so taken  being the property of the
plaintiff.
The  plaintiff  further  says  that at the time and place above,
refered  to  it  being  at the residence of the plaintiffs.  The
defendants  by  force  and  arms  arrested the plaintiff held in
close  confinement  for  ____  hours  then put a rope around the
plaintiffs  neck  and took him out to a Peach tree, and hung him
up  by  the  neck,  twice and, did there abuse the person of the
plaintiff and greatly terrify the plaintiffs family, said arrest
and abuse being illegally and with legal authority.
The plaintiff further says that afterward on the day of 18__ Sept
the  defendant  Isaac  Callahan  departed  this  life  intestate
domicile  in  Harlan  County,  and  the  _.___ term up the Harlan
County  Court Polly Callahan was duly appointed and qualified as
Administrator  of  said  Isaac  Callahan,  deed,  a copy of said
appointment is filed herewith and made part hereof.
The  premises  considered the plaintiffs ask that Polly Cailahan
be  held  responsible  to  plaintiff  as  adminitrators of Isaac
Callahan,  deed, for said wrongs and injuries complained of and
upon  final  hearing  the  plaintiff  prays  judgement  for  one
thousand  dollars  for the value of the property illegally taken
and  five  thousand dollars for the wrong and injuries inflicted
on the person of the plaintiff,  he prays for all proper relief.
Leonard Farmer
for plaintiff