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"Endorsed" "
Be it known that on the
thousand eight hundred and nine
of
and
to Dr.
the original
Bill whereof the above is a true copy, the
time limited for payment of
the said Bill being
expired since acceptance thereof was demanded by
our
the said Notary and demanded of said Secretary at war
payment
of the
whereunto
he answered that he would not pay the same
because the
Wherefore I the said notary at the request aforesaid
have protested, and
by these presents do solemnly protest as
well against the drawer of the
said Bill, as all others whom
it doth
or may concern, for all legal
and charges which have occured or
which may occur by
reason of the non payment of the said sum of
money
according to the
protested at the city of
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his attorney complains of
of all and
and
district aforesaid
deceased, at the time of his death, who died
nine
merchants in that
draw a certain Bill of Exchange in writing, bearing date
the day and
year aforesaid, upon
the said Dr.
to the said
value
received, and then and there delivered the said bill
to the said
in the year eighteen
hundred and nine
said Dr.
thereof, and then and
there required him to accept the same,
but the
then and there,
Bill,
and then and there wholly
the same by answering
“ that he would not pay the same
because the drawer had no
authority to draw” and afterwards
to writ on the same day
& year last aforesaid the said Dr.
the same, whereof the said
and whereof the said
after the death of the said
on the
and ten
to the
custom and by the law of merchants, the said
in his life time
the sum of eighty one dollars in
the said bill specified
requested together, with
the cost of
amount of the
said sum of eighty one dollars, and being so liable,
the same day and year cash aforesaid, at the said
District of
of
then and there faithfully promised the said
him the said sum of money in the
said Bill contained together
with the cost of
when the said
requested and the said
a day thereafter to
writ on the
hundred and nine
and there requested of
the said
payment of the said
sum of eighty one dollars, cost of
pay the same
also
of eighty one dollars and cost of
six per cent
thereon as aforesaid who also refused to pay the
same or any
to any other person or persons for his
benefit; By
and by force of the custom, Law
of merchants, and the
of this Territory in such cases made and
provided a
said administrator
Defendant, the said sum of eighty one
dollars, cost of
mentioned and therefore he
“Three days after
"date remaining unpaid, pay to
“the sum of Eighty one dollars for value received as
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This is
an
of Debt
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We command you to summon
judges of our Court of
Common pleas to be holden in the town
of
monday in March next to answer unto
of a plea of Debt of eighty one Dollars
dollars and