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Superior Court
Thomas West
vs
Alexander W. Cotton
& John Caperton
Declaration
Debt $250 
Dams $225
Ret. April Term 1828

Dickinson Atty for Plff
Costs taxed in fee book page 90

Executed the within writ & declaration By the within named AW Cotton Entering into Bond with RC Byrd Security–Carpenten not to be found in pulaski County Big Rock Township January the 23 1828.
Service $100
Bail Bond 50
$1.50
Sam M Rutherford Shff
1828 Apl Contd.
1828 October Term contd.

(Right Side)
Exd 23 of January 1828

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Territory of Arkansas
To the Superior Court in and for said Territory of April Term in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight

Thomas West by his attorney complains of Alexander W. Cotton and John Caperton of a plea that they render unto him the sum of Two hundred and thirty dollars [missing] detain from him. For that [whereas] the said defendants on the sixth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three in the Territory of Arkansas and within the Jurisdiction of this Court made their certain writing obligatory sealed with their seals and now here to the Court shewn, by which they said defendants on or before the sixth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five promised to pay said plaintiff one hundred dollars for value received– And whereas the said defendants on the same day and year and at the place aforesaid made their certain other writing obligatory sealed with their seals and now here to the Court shewn by which they said writing obligatory they promised to pay said plaintiff the sum of one hundred dollars, on or before the sixth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty six, for value received- and whereas the said defendants on the same day and year and at the place aforesaid made their certain other writing obligatory sealed with their seals and now here to the court shewn, by which Said writing obligatory they promised to pay said plaintiff the sum of thirty dollars on or before the Sixth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four for value received–which Said Several writings obligatory so as aforesaid specified amount to Two hundred and thirty dollars–Yet the said defendants or either of them to pay said several sums of money in [Image of page 3] said writings obligatory specified have not Or any part thereof have hitherto wholly refused and still do refuse to the damage of said plaintiff of Two hundred and twenty five dollars and therefore he sues &c.
T Dickinson

The Clerk of the Superior Court for the Territory of Arkansas will please issue a capias on the foregoing Declaration and indorse same an action of Debt founded on writings obligatory dams $225–and require bail in the Sum of $300
Dickinson Plffs Atty

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