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Connelly by
of James
said
hundred and seventeen
in the aforesaid
packs of
thousand dollars) and fifteen packs of
muskrat
dollars) of the goods chattels & property of
the said
unjustly
five thousand dollars, wherefore
The above named plaintiffs upon their
oath state that they
above complained of to be
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The sum of one thousand dollars.
Sworn to & subscribed before me
their
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We command you that if
twenty
dollars and
of the value of three thousand dollars and
same to the said
said
are detained by
Judge of our circuit court on the first Monday
of August next then there to answer unto the said
and John
day of may eight hundred and seventeen
goods and
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This writ was executed on the
day of may 1817
four packs of
Deer skins &
them up to plaintiff as
deponant in the Town of
Nov
This is an action of
will
his writ accordingly
Filed
The plaintiff have and saith
that the
of one the
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know all men by : their presents that we
are held and firmly
thousand dollars, well & truly to be paid
upon the following condition
whereas the said
John
a writ of
which are about to be
therefore if the
the said
the said
upon restore the
said
be said otherwise to remain in full
Intestimony whereof the said
have herento
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And the said defendant by M
M Girk his attorney comes and defends the wrong
and injury when and where & C and says that he did
not take the property goods and chattels in the said
declaration mentioned or any or any part thereof in
manner and form as they the said plaintiff have above
thereof complained against him and of this he the said
And the said
this behalf says that the said plaintiffs of having and main
taining their said action thereof against him ought
to be bared and precluded Because he says that the
property of the said goods and chattels in the said
declaration at the said time where it is alleged he
took the same from the said plaintiffs was in him
self the said
without this that the property of the said goods &
Chattels or any part thereof at the said time mentioned
in the said declaration was in the said plaintiffs
as by the said Declaration above supposed And this
he the said
prays Judgment and a return of the said goods to be
for the
Costs.
And the said
this behalf says the said plaintiffs of having and
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maintaining their aforesaid action thereof ought to be
bared and precluded Because he says that at the
time of the supposed taking of the goods pettrics and
furs mentioned in the plaintiffs declaration they
the said plaintiffs and the said defendant were in
partnership for the purpose of trading with the
Indian tribes residing on the
its contributary streams, and that the said goods
at the time mentioned in the declaration were
the joint goods and
plaintiffs and the said defendant as partners as
aforesaid, without this that they were the goods and
chattles of the said plaintiffs at the time mentioned
in the said declaration as thereby supposed and
this he the said
he prays Judgment and a return of the said
goods and chattels may be adjudged to him
and that he may have his damages
for the loss of the use of said goods & chattels
and that his costs be allowed him
Plea.
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of execuse and delay
son before the judge of our circuit court on the
at the town of
versy now pending in our said court, wherein
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Executed
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We command you to attach
if he may be found within your bailiwick and bring him
forthwith before the judge of our circuit court now setting at the
town of
to answer unto the
contempt by him committed in to attending as a witness in
the case of
plaintiff and
defendant, on the part of the Defendant after being
legally summoned by the sheriff of said county, and have you then
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of execuse and delay
person before the Judge of our Circuit court on the
at the town of
versy now pending in our said court wherein
is plaintiff, and
he part of the
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Excuted
for