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by
whereas heretofore to wit on the
March in the year eighteen hundred and thirty
at
the said
note in writing bearing date the day and year
aforesaid and thereby then and there promised
thirty days after the date thereof to pay to Dan
iel Combs or order the sum of two hundred
and eighty one dollars and twenty nine cents
for value received and then and there delivered
the said promissory note to the said Combs and
the said
order the said sum of money in the said prom-
issory note specified was to be paid, after the
making of the said note and before the payment
of the said sum of money therein specified to writ
on the
hundred and thirty
County aforesaid by his endorsement in writing
on the said promissory note assigned the same
for value received to the said plaintiffs by the
name and description of “J & W Stewart” and
then and there delivered the said note to the said
plaintiffs which said note and assignment are now in court
Defendant afterwards to writ on the day and year
last aforesaid at the County aforesaid had notice
Nevertheless the said
money in the said promissory note specified either
to the said
made by him as aforesaid or to the said plain-
tiffs since the said assignment but to pay the
same hitherto hath and still doth altogether
refuse to the damage of the said plaintiffs
of five hundred dollars and therefore they sue &c
Be it remembered that on this day
personally appeared before the undersigned a
Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid
his oath saith that
-ant in the foregoing declaration is justly indebt
ed to
plaintiffs in said declaration in the sum of
two hundred and ninety two dollars for the cause
of action in said declaration set forth and that
this affiant verily believes that the said
the
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let the official character of the Justice of the peace
who before whom the affidavit is made be certified
under the Great Seal of
of State. The Certificate may be written below
I Thomas J. Crittenden Secretary of State for
the
Tompkins is a Justice of the peace in and for the
and that full faith and Credit ought to be given
to all his acts as such - In Testimony
Whereof, I have hereunto set
my
Seal of the said Common
wealth at Frankfort this
the year of an Lord one
thousand eight hundred and
thirty one
I acknowledge myself bound to
to the several officers of the
County for the payment of all costs that may ac
-crue in the action commences against him by the
above declaration in favor of
Willis
of April 1831
J & W Stewart
vs
This is an action of
let an attachment issue
on the within affidavit
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We command you to attach
his lands and tenements goods chattels monies credits or effects in
whose hands or possession soever any such land and tenements goods
chattels monies credits or effects may be found in your county or so
much thereof as shall be sufficient to secure the sum of two Hundred
and ninety two dollars with interest and costs of suit that the said
at the next term thereof to be held at the
for the
and there to answer unto Isaac Steward and Willis.
plea of trespass on the case to the damage of the said plaintiffs of
Five Hundred dollars and we further command you to summon
all and every person in whose hands or possession soever any such
lands or tenements goods chattels monies credits or effects may be
found and particularly
be and appear before the Judge of our said
day of the Term aforesaid to answer what may be objected against
them and have you then there this writ
vs
Attach
No property found to
in my County
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We command you as we have heretofore commanded you to attach
chattels, moneys, credits or effects in whose hands or possession soever
any such lands and tenements goods chattels monies credits or effects
may be found in your county or so much thereof as shall be sufficient
to secure the sum of two hundred and ninety two dollars with interest
and costs of suit that the said
Judge of our
of November next then and there to answer unto
Willis
said plaintiffs of Five Hundred dollars and we further command you
to summon all and every person in whose hands or possession soever
any such lands or tenements, goods, chattels moneys credits or effects
may be found and particularly
that they be and appear before the Judge of our said
the first day of the Term aforesaid to answer what may be objected
against them and have you then there this writ
of the sale of the Steam
Boat through made by order of
the
in favor of the Defendent
subject to the Judgment
of the court upon this
writ.
Executed this writ on Jno
by
day of November 1831
of the
& chattels rights and
effects of the defendant in his
hands or possession. which decla-
ration was made in the presence
of
Summoned the said headman as
Garnisher by offering to read the
writ & accelaration which in the
of
to read
the
dollars part of the
Alias Attachment
Returnable to
vs
alias
attachment
Garnishes
In surmon
Judgment by default Book 6 page 280
no & order of Publication Book 6 page 240
proof of publication - 6 - 266
240
266
Fee bill 219
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On motion of the said plaintiffs, by their attorney, it is
ordered, that the said
an action of assumpsit, damages Five hundred dollars, has
been commenced against him by the said
and Willis
against his estate, and that unless he be and appear at the
next March term of this court, and plead to the action
aforesaid, according to law, a judgment will be entered
against him, and his said estate sold to satisfy the same;
and it is further ordered, that a copy of this order be in-
serted for four weeks, successively, in some newspaper
published in the city of
days before the next March term of this court.
A true copy of the order.
Jan. 17.
Personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the county
aforesaid,
saith, that the annexed advertisement was published in the "
per of which he is printer, for
The Subscribers continue the
in the new frame
and
Chairs, will be made
to
They have now and intend keeping con-
stantly on hand, for sale, a large assort-
ent of Fancy and Plain Work, which will be
All kinds of Turning in Wood will be done at the
Copper And Tin Ware Manufactory.
T. Andrews informs the public
that he continues the above business
in Mechanic's Row, three doors above
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Know all men by these Presents that we
and Willis
as security are held and firmly bound
unto
and fifty dollars for the payment of which we bind
ourselves our him & firmly by these Presents sealed with
our seals and dated this day of
in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight Hundred
and thirty two
The Condition of the above obligation is such
that whereas the said
art at the last March Term of the Circuit Court
of the
fourteen dollars and ninety cents damages on an action of
said
following this date by himself or Attorney appear in
said
-ges recovered against him or any part thereof then
if the said
shall pay unto the said
such sum or sums of money as shall appear
to have been recovered by and not justly due
and owing to them the said
Willis
shall be assessed by a jury the above obligation
shall be void else shall remain in full
force
Isaac & Willis
vs
& approved
27 1832
Execution awarded Book 6 page 400