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of
the said
day of September in the year
of our lord
one thousand eight hundred and Eight
at the
town of
of
being an attorney and commission of Law
authorized and
licensed to practice in all
the courts of law in said Territory and
the
said
der an accusation for
the Murder of
our
that said
the cause of the said
and counsel of the said
services in that behalf the sum of two
hundred dollars on demand towit at
the place and on the day and year
afore
said and the said
he then there
and counsel
of the said
aforesaid prosecution by the
against him on the accusation against him for
the murder of
the said Baginet as aforesaid
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and defended him on the trial of the Judge
ment found in the said
prosecution against
him upon which he said
towit on the day and year aforesaid
the place aforesaid
acquitted in due forever
of Law. Nevertheless the said
often requested and demanded has not
yet
paid to said
hundred dollars or any part thereof
the source or any part thereof to pay has
hitherto wholly refused and
And whereas afterwards towit on the
day and year aforesaid at the
place
aforesaid the said
to the said
hundred dollars Lawful money of the
care and diligence by him the said
and he
said
at the special instance and request
of the said
prosecuting and defending
in Law and for fees due and of right
payable as such to the said
according to the account herewith
announced
and also for
attendance by the
said
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that time taken made and performed
in and about the said wortk at the
like
request of the said
so indebted he the said
thereof afterwards towit
on the same day
and year aforesaid
there then faithfully
sum of money on
demand.
Yet said
manded has not paid the
sums of money before mentioned
but
the same to pay to him said
still refuses to the said
Damage of two hundred dollars
and therefore he brings suit
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We command you to summons
may be found in your
your court of common Pleas to be holden at the town of
and for the district of
answer unto
of the said
this writ
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Reposing
to come before and him on the holy
evangelists
is defendant on the part of
on his corporal oath to
be by you administrated you to set down
in
Judge of our
this writ
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vs
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This is an action
brought for a breach
of promise
a summons in a
plea of trespass on
the case damage
$200
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by Special
agreement in the
Presence of M. Benjn.
$
200.00
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On Motion of Mr.
of
To
Take Notice that according to the
above Rule and
Williamson will be taken on friday the
Clock in the forenoon and one of the
Clock in the afternoon of that Day
before a justice of the peace of the
township or District of
and
say that he personally served a Copy of a Rule and Notice
on
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On
of the peace for the
deposition of
Benjamin
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Pursuant to a rule &
this deposition of
Benja-
min
case on friday the
May in the year of our lord
one thou-
sand eight hundred and nine
office of
I.
the Clock in the fore noon and one
of
the clock in the afternoon of that day
before the
a justice
of the peace of
the township of
is as follows to wit.
The said
duly sworn upon the holy
evangelists
of Almighty God deposes and says that
was put in preson for the alledged Murder,
of
to go and see
him and asked deponent whom
he defendant should employ as his
attornies
to defend him defendant on the aforesaid
charge and
deponent recommended the
defendant to employ
plaintiff and
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find him on the trial of the aforesaid
charge state all the conversation
which
took place at the aforesaid time and place
Answer I was
present at the time
versation which took place.
Question by same. Did the said
you to pay the plaintiff the
of
two hundred dollars if you
should have so much money
of his come
into your hands.
Answer I
do not recollect that
he ever did.
Question by same. Did you
accountable
for the said sum of two
hundred dollars state the time &
place.
Answer I know the plaintiff told
deponent that the said defendant
had employed him and agreed to
give him the sum of two hun-
dred
dollars and plaintiff requested of me