Clary v. Chisholm Declaration, Capias and Return

Memo this is an Action of Debt founded on writing obligatory bail required for one Hundred Dollars Arkansaw January 23^rd 1811

Territory of Louisianna

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Sct the united States of
america to the Sheriff of the District of arkansas
Greeting—

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District of Arkansas

We command you to take Dennis Chisholm if he be found within Your Bailiwick and him [missing] so that You have his Body before the Judges of our Court on the first Monday of April next then there to answer unto Robert Clary of a plea of Debt to the Damage of the said Clary the sum of Ninety two Dollars and have you then there this Writ

(Paper seal)

Witness the Honorable Francois Vaugine presiding Judge of our Court aforesaid at the town of arkansas, this twenty third day of January in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eleven and of the Independence of the united States the thirty fifth

Patrick Cassidy
Clerk

Destrict of Arkansaw

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In the Common pleas
April Term 1811

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the Territory of Louisian

Robert Clary complains of Dennis Chisholm of a plea, that he tender to him Sixty Two Dollars of lawful money of the united States, which he ows to him; and unjustly detains from him, for that whereas the said Dennis Chisholm on the fourth day of June in the year of our lord 1810 at Arkansaw in the District aforesaid by his writing obligatory sealed with the seal of the said Dennis Chisholm, and now shewn to the Court of Common pleas for the District of Arkansaw, bearing date on the day & year aforesaid, acknowledged himself to be held & firmly bound to the barrer in the Sum of Sixty Too Dollars to be paid to the said Robert Clary when he should be thereunto required, and the said Dennis Chisholm although often [missing] have not yet paid the said Sixty Too Dollars; to the Said Robert Clary; or to any other person for him, but have hitherto altogether refused & still doth refuse to pay the same to him the said Robert Clary who is the barrer To the Damage of the said Robert Clary Thirty Dollars & therefore he brings his suit

B the note on which this suit is founded is in the words & figures following (to wit)

Due the Barrer Sixty Two Dollares in good Trade by the first Day of October next for Vallue Recived this 4 of June 1810


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