20685013https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20685013GeorgiaBryanCounty1850Superior002Bryan County Courthouse, Pembroke, GeorgiaJames Cody states that his good reputation has been ruined by the slander of John Baily, who has accused Cody of buying "rice from a slave without written permission from the owner overseer or employer of such slave." According to Cody, Baily's words imply that the petitioner is "a dishonest trader & guilty of buying & keeping stolen goods knowing them to be stolen." Cody seeks $5,000 in damages.SlanderCrops (rice)Theft by enslavedClandestine economy