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Arthur Dillingham v. Jacob Skein
Record

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Dillingham
vs } Record
Skein

Filed 23rd January 1832
W. Field clk
Costs Taxed page 156

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Territory of Arkansas
Washington County
Cane Hill Township

English by Jacob Skein his representative. Francis Williams on a receipt which Williams gave English for the collection of sundrie notes and &c. after examining the matter judgement the judgment is rendered against the plaintiff for one dollar and cost of suit. Given under my hand this 12th day of May 1830.
Henry Cureton J P

Natitoches April the 5th 1826

This day rec'd of William English the following notes for collection and Recpts one Recpt on B. Clark for $44.50 one on L. W. Boyington for the sum of 268.00 one on L. W. Boyington for 87.00 one certificate Plat for the sum of 360.00 on L. H.Boyington and Clack Stone which notes and accounts he is to collect on them as he may think best and after deducting his ? amt of said affects to account to me for the ballance as return said notes or accounts.
F. Williams

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Filed in my office on the 3rd day of June 1831
Henry Tallett, J.P.

Demand from ? pay for ?

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June the 3rd 1831. This day came [the] plaintiff as well as the defendant in proper person and after hearing what testimony was adduced I give judgment for plaintiff for seventy dollars and costs of suit.

Constable fees:
10 miles at 10 c per mile $.50
serving the summons 37 ½
subpoena 14 miles at 5. cents per mile 75
service of the same 12 ½

Justices fees
Issuing summons 25
Subpeona do 25
Entering judgment 50
Henry Tallett, J.P.

Appeal prayed for on the 6th of June and Bond taken.
H Tallett J P

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Territory of Arkansas
County of Washington
Township of Prairie
United States of America
To the Constable of said township

Greeting You are hereby commanded to subpoena Daniel Tomison of Cane Hill Township that all excuses and delays set aside that he be and appear before me a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid at my dwelling house on Friday the third day of June against ten oclock in the forenoon of said day to testify the truth of his knowledge on a certain matter of controversy before me pending wherein Jacob Skein is plaintiff and Arthur Dillingham is defendant on the part of the plaintiffs you are not to fail and fail not at your peril and have you then and there this writ.
Given under my hand and seal this 26th day of May 1831.
Henry Tallett J P seal

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Subpoena
Jacob Skein
Vs
Arthur Dillingham

I do certify that I served the within subpoena on Daniel Tomison of Cane Hill Township on the 26th day of May 1831 by reading the same to him at his own house.
Benjamin F. Talbert
Constable of Cane Hill Township Washington County A.T.

Constable fees:
14 miles at 5 cents per mile 70
Service 12 ½
82 ½

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Jacob Skein
Vs
Arthur Dillingham
Summons served the 26th May and returned on the 27th day of the same month by B.F. Talbert Constable

Territory of Arkansas
County of Washington

I Henry Tallett a justice of the peace within and for the county aforesaid do certify that the foregoing is a true statement of the judgment had before me at the day and date aforesaid and that the papers herewith sent up are all in my possession and that have been since the commencement of the said suit.
Given under my hand this 22nd day of October 1831
Henry Tallett J.P.

Arthur Dillingham
To Jacob Skein Dr in the latter part of the year 1830 on the first of the year of 1831
To ? ? at $70.00

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Account against Arthur Dillingham filed in my office on the 24th day of May 1831
Henry Tallett J P

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Territory of Arkansas
County of Washington
Township of Prairie
United States of America
To the Constable of Prairie Township in Washington County

Greeting Summons Arthur Dillingham to appear before me a justice of the peace on the third day of June at my dwelling house between the hours of ten in the forenoon and three oclock in the after noon of said day to answer Jacob Skein in an action of debt on an open account under one hundred dollars.
Given under my hand this this 26th day of May 1831.
Henry Tallett J.P.

May the 12th 1831
Washington County
Cane Hill Township

William Inglish against Francis Williams by Jacob Skein one receipt of eighty seven dollars judgment given in favor of Williams for one dollar and cost of suit this day and date when given under my hand and seal.
Henry Cureton J.P.

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Jacob Skein
vs
Arthur Dillingham
Summons

I do certify that I served the within summons by leaving a true copy of the same at his own house in the hand of his wife Jane Dillingham in Prairie Township on the 27th day of May 1831
Benjamin F. Talbert,
Constable of Prairie Township Washington County A.T.

Constable fees:
10 miles at 5 cents per mile 50
Service 37 ½
$ 87 ½

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Territory of Arkansas
County of Washington
At the Washington Circuit Court Dec. Term 1831 on the 2nd day of said term

Jacob Skein
vs
Arthur Dillingham

And now on this day came the partys by their attorneys and a jury being called came as follows to wit Saml Osick, Isaac Herrell, John C. Blair, Alexander Caultor, David Mitchell, Burton Billingsly, Moses Graham, William L. Weddington, Robert McCarney, Jeremiah Riddle and Robert McFall twelve good and lawful men of the bailiwick who being duly elected tried and sworn and having heard the evidence retired to consider of their verdict and returned into court the following verdict to wit we the jury find for the plaintiff seventy one dollars seventy five cents.

Robert McCarney there fore it is considered by the court that the said plaintiff have and recover of said defendant Arthur Dillingham the said sum of seventy one dollars and seventy five cents together with his costs by him about his suit in this behalf expended &c.

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Territory of Arkansas
County of Washington
United States of America

I, B. H. Smithson Clerk of the Washington Circuit Court do hereby certify that the within and annexed is a true copy as appears to me of record in my office.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office this 5th day of January 1832 and if the Independence of America the fifty six year.
B. H. Smithson
Clerk of said court

Clerks fees $4.15
Copy of record 1.75
$5.90

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