Depuis, Francoise vs Ettienne Bizayon, admin. of Francois Bizayon

Description:	This file contains the documents related to the suit Francoise Depuis (Dupuis) brought against Ettienne Bizayon, administrator of Francois Bizayon (Bizayon/Bizyom). The documents include 1 summons, 1 complaint, 1 rebuttal, 1 account, 1 security bond, 1 affidavit, 1 subpoena, and 1 court cost bill. The summons called for Ettienne Bizayon to appear before the Court of Common Pleas on the third Monday of March 1812 and answer unto Francoise Depuis on a plea of trespass the sum of $2,000. The summons, dated February 17, 1812, was witnessed and signed by court clerk Robert Buntin and executed by deputy sheriff John I. Neely at a cost of $.59 cents. The complaint states that Ettienne Bizayon was summoned to answer unto Francoise Depuis for a debt of $1130.50 on October 14, 1810 and was signed by General Washington Johnston. There is a note on the verso signed by foreman William H. Dunnica that the jury found for the plaintiff. In the rebuttal, the defendant states that Francois Bizayon did not promise to pay the plaintiff. The rebuttal is signed by John Johnson and General Washington Johnston. The original account, dated March 27, 1797, was written in French and signed by Berte Grima. The security bond, dated February 17, 1812, indicated that the defendant agreed to enter himself as security and was signed by William Price, General Washington Johnston, and Robert Buntin. In the affidavit, Rene Deveau (Denneau) swore that the items listed in the account were the property of the plaintiff and that it was the general custom among the French to charge $1.00 per week on unpaid debt. Thus after 684 weeks the defendant owed an additional $684 plus the original cost of the items. Some of the items from the account included a drawing knife, linen, Castile soap, a buffalo rug, a brown horse, muslin, cotton, coffee, an axe, tobacco, thread, ribbons, and other items. The subpoena, dated March 14, 1812, called for Rene Deveau, Antoine Petit, and the wife of Bennoist Bizayon to give evidence on behalf of the plaintiff. The subpoena was signed and witnessed by court clerk Robert Buntin and executed by deputy sheriff John I. Neely at a cost of $84 cents. The court cost bill totaled $18.08 1/2 cents.
Origin:	2018-08-14
Created By:	Indiana Territory. Court of Common Pleas (Knox County);
Contributor(s):	Johnson, James; McClure, Daniel;
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ving/id/25069
Collection:	Early Vincennes, 1732-1835
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright:	No Copyright - United States
Subjects:	Accounts -- Indiana Territory Affidavits -- Indiana Territory Axes -- Indiana Territory Bonds -- Indiana Territory Coffee -- Indiana Territory Costs (Law) -- Indiana Territory Cotton fabrics -- Indiana Territory Court records -- Indiana Territory -- Knox County Horses -- Indiana Territory Johnston, Genl W. (General Washington), 1776-1833 Judges -- Indiana Territory Knives -- Indiana Territory Lawyers -- Indiana Territory Linen -- Indiana Territory Personal debt -- Indiana Territory Muslin -- Indiana Territory Subpoena -- Indiana Territory Summons -- Indiana Territory Thread Verdicts -- Indiana Territory Tobacco -- Indiana Territory Court Records

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