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The president & directors
by
of a plea of trespass on the case upon
For that whereas
on the
Lord eighteen hundred and twenty two
in the County aforesaid made his certain note
in writing commonly called a
which is to the court now
note he the said
of
days after the date thereof to the said
or order the sum of one thousand dollars for
value received payable and
defalcation at the
at the county aforesaid at the county aforesaid by the name and discription of
note in writing, by which said
said Clark then and there ordered and appointed
the said sum of money in the said note specified
to be
plaintiff in fact say that afterwards when the said
note became due and payable to wit on the
day of september
aforesaid, the said note so
was presented and shown at the said
for payment thereof and payment of the said
of money therein specified was then and there duly
required according to the
nor any other person or persons on behalf of the
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said
said note was so presented and
thereof as aforesaid or at any other time before or
afterwards pay the said sum of money therein
specified or any part thereof but wholly neglected
and refused so to do of all which said several
day and year last aforesaid at the county afore
said had notice by means whereof the said Clark
then and there became
plaintiff the said sum of money in the said
note specified when he the said Clark should be
thereunto afterward requested and being so
he the said clark in consideration thereof afterwards
to wit on the day and year last aforesaid
at the county aforesaid, undertook and then and
there faithfully promised the said plaintiff to pay
them the said sum of money in the said note
there unto afterwards requested.
And whereas also the said
to wit on the
our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty six
the county aforesaid, was indebted to the said plaintiff
in the further sum of eighteen hundred dollars
lawful money of the
money by the said Clark before that time had
and received to and for the use of the said
plaintiff And
Clark in
on the day and year last aforesaid at the
county aforesaid undertook and then & there
faithfully promised the said plaintiff to pay
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then the said last mentioned sum of money
when he the said Clark should be thereunto
afterwards requested
Nevertheless the said Clark /although often requested
so to do/ has not paid the said plaintiffs the said
several sums of money or either of them or any
part thereof, but he to pay the same has
wholly neglected and refused and still neglects
and refuses so to do. To the damage of the said
plaintiffs of eighteen hundred dollars, and
therefore they sue &c.
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We command you to summon
that he be and appear before the
of
the fourth Monday in March next then and there
to answer unto the President Directors and Company
of the
the case to the damage of said plaintiff of eighteen
hundred dollars. and have you then there this wit
The President, directors and
Company of the
use of the
vs
nar.
This is an action of
damage $ 1800= The clerk
will issue a sum money
Executed this writ on
the
Declaration at his dwelling house, with
informed him of the contents thereof
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And the said
attorney comes and defends the wrong and
& C. and says that he did not undertake and
promise in manner and form as the said plaintiff
have above thereof complained against him
and of this he puts himself upon the County
And the plaintiff
Mr
plaintiffs will take notice that the above named
defendant on the trial of this cause will
in evidence and insist that the above named
plaintiffs before and at the time of the commence
ment of this suit was and still is
the said defendant in the sum of two thou
sand dollars good and lawful
defendant before that have lent and advanced
to the said plaintiff and at his
stance and request and in the further sum
of two thousand dollars like lawful money as
aforesaid for so much money by the said plain
before that time had and received to the use
of the said defendant. And that the said
defendant will set off and allow to the said
plaintiff so much of the said sum of her
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thousand dollars so due and owing from
the said plaintiff to the said defendant
against any demand of the said plaintiff
to be proved on the said trial as will be
sufficient to satisfy and discharge such
demand according to the form of the
in such case made and provided dated
this
thousand eight hundred and twenty six
President Director
vs
notice of
atty
for
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You are herby commanded to Summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our
to testify and the truth to say, in a certain matter of controversy, now pending in our said Court, wherein
and have you then there this writ.
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Served this writ on
The
vs
for
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You are herby commanded to Summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our Cir
cuit Court, on the
testify and the truth to say, in a certain matter of controversy, now pending in our said Court, wherein
is defendant, on the part of the
have you then there this writ.
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Excuted this writ on
vs
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I claim five
attorney for Defendant in this suit
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