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northern circuit Court; to wit
sey
state of New
trade
the northwestern
and firm up of the "american
by their attorney complain of Tallot Chambers
force and arms: For that the said
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventeen
in the
the territory of missouri aforesaid,
took two certain
with the goods
on board the said boats of great value court
to wit of the value of twelve thousand dollars
and in which said boats, the said plantiffs were
then and there carrying and intended to carry
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the said goods
barter with the northwestern indians and then and
there carried away the said boats together with the
goods wares and merchandise on board thereof and
kept and detained the same for a long
for the space of three months. Whereby the said
plaintiffs were hindered and prevented from carrying
on their said trade with the said indians for that
season and last and were
profits benifit and advantage which might and would
to wit at the county aforesaid.
And for that also the said defendants after
wards to wit, on the day and year aforesaid with force
and arms at the place aforesaid,
carried away certain other boats with the cargo of goods
wares and merchandise on board, court two other
boats with their cargoes the goods and
said plaintiff of great value court of the value
of twelve thousand dollars, then and there found
and being and converted and disposed of the same
to
plaintiffs the said defendant then and there did
to the great damage of the said plaintiffs and
against the peace and dignity of the united
states. Wherefore the said plaintiffs say they are
injured and have sustained damage to
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The amount of twelve thousand dollars and therefore
they
At which said day to wit on the first monday of
august in the year aforesaid comes the said
and defend the wrong and injury when
says he is not guilty of the premises in manner
and form as above thereof the plaintiffs have
upon the county and this plantiff do the
like
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Declaration plea filed
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Know all men by these presents, That we
John O Fallen &
cessors in office, in the sum of
currency of the
selves and each of us by
tors, administrators and assigns, firmly by these presents. Sealed with
our seals and dated this
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
The Condition Of The Above Obligation Is Such, That
if the above bound
shall appear at the
to be held at the town of
of August
Ramsey Crooks and
the state of new york merchants and partners in trade
merchandise and carrying on trade with the northwestern
of Indians
company in plea
dollars
term of said court, that the said
pay the
of the condemnation of the court, or surrender himself in execution there-
of, or that the said
will do it for
remain in full force and virtue in law.
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50
39
39
143
39
1,00
$4,10
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court of our terri-
tory aforesaid at our said superior court-
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
day of
to testify and the truth to tell in a certain case then and there to be tried, and wherein
who is impleaded with
said
until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the said court without the leave thereof-and
of this fail not at your peril, and our sheriff of our county of
commanded then and there to make return of this our writ and certify to our said court how he
executes the same.
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April
I Served this writ
on
by reading it to him
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court
of our territory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
on the
of the
then and there to be tried, and wherein
plaintiff and
and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave thereof-and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.
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24th september
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court
of our territory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
then and there to be tried, and wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of the said
and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave thereof-and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.
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Executed this writ on
in the town of
1819
in consequence of indisposition
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court of our terri-
tory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
to testify and the truth to tell in a certain case then and there to be tried, and wherein
said
until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the said court without the leave thereof—and
of this fail not at your peril, and our sheriff of our county of
commanded then and there to make return of this our writ and certify to our said court how he
executes the same.
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Executed this writ on
in the town of
of october 1819
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
you personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court
of our territory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
on the
of the
then and there to be tried, and wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of the said
and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave thereof—and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.
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in
not found in my county Richard Graham
not found in my county
29th april
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Be
in the twenty third
Joseph
northern Circuit have made and herewith certify a complete
Talbat
plea of
and now at this day come the parties aforesaid by their
also comes a Jury to wit
Kay, Philip
and lawful men who being duly
the
come
said writ that the said Plaintiff
against the said plaintiff his costs and changes by him about his defence in
this behalf laid out and expended, and that he have thereof
Plaintiff the judgement of
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Which said
plea excepted (not
out of the
court of the county of
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their
ledge of any thing that may relate to a certain suit now
plaintiffs and
on the part of the said plaintiff and having
writing, you send the same with this commission
all
on
to take the deposition of
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filed
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At this term the plaintiffs moved to
take up this case as upon a rule to
why the
term
one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
who declined appearing for the Defendant;
who had been
in said
that the cause was discontinued by reason
of no motion to set a side that
having been made nor the question
of
or any following term of said
to
as at said september term of the following
April term of the
which the court permitted
entered the continuances - and it appeared
that neither at that September term now
at the succeeding term of the
Court was the whole of the
those
the
disposed of at the
ments thereof - the plaintiffs
that the condition
entered on that
of the case to this Court as unfinished
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sufficiently that said cause was state pend-
ing, and that that conditional entry by
the
a
that
on cause
now to show why it should be set aside
but this Court was of opinion that the
entry
amount to such rule, but only to a
kind of
the non suit for leave to make a
on that opinion
- In
whereof the plaintiffs may this their bill
of
which is done
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On the trial of this cause No.
he admitted been formerly of
and who at the
1822
setting aside the
the defendant, but
set aside the Judgment the same gentleman appeared and then
for the first
placed on the
plea filed
which facts the
the record - and the same is ordered to be done
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You are hereby commanded to Summon
that seeting aside all manner of excuse and delay he be and appear in proper person before the Judge of
our
and there to testify and the truth so say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court,
wherein
and
on the part of the
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on the
october 1822
by reading it to
him in the
town
for
Plaintiff
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As counsel for the plaintiff in
the
on
to was
of
saturday the 2nd of november next why the judgement which
has been
for
Reasons. 1. There were no process against the
said
2.There was no
3.The Plaintiff if
should has taken judgment by default
4.There was no plea in the case by
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Reasons
to set
aside
judgment.
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5. That the diclaration was permitted to be filed at the
where it did not appear that there
review of any writ upon the said
declaration previously filed in said case.
6. That the said case was heard examined into a
& judgment given
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Equitable discretion