Morrison, William vs. Jacob Quick

Description:	This file contains the documents related to the suit William Morrison brought against Jacob Quick for failure to pay a debt of $81.23. The file contains 2 summons, 1 subpoena, 1 court cost bill and 1 complaint. The first summons, dated December 6, 1814, calls for the sheriff of Knox County to bring Jacob Quick before the judges of the Circuit Court on the first Monday of March 1815 to answer unto William Morrison in a plea of trespass for $150. The summons was witnessed and signed by court clerk Robert Buntin. The verso of this summons indicates that deputy sheriff Henry Mills could not locate Quick. The subpoena calls for William McIntosh to come before the judges of the Circuit Court of the first Monday of March 1816 and give evidence on behalf of William Morrison against Jacob Quick. The subpoena, dated February 12, 1816, was witnessed and signed by court clerk Robert Buntin and executed by sheriff Benjamin Beckes at a cost of $.46 1/2 cents. The second summons, dated March 20, 1816, calls for the sheriff of Knox County to secure and bring Jacob Quick before the judges of the Circuit Court on the first Monday of June 1816 and answer unto the plaintiff. This summons was witnessed and signed by court clerk Robert Buntin and executed by deputy sheriff James Jordan at a cost of $1.79. The court cost bill totaled $19.02 1/2 cents. The complaint states that Jacob Quick was indebted to William Morrison $81.23 on November 30, 1815 for merchandise sold and delivered. Quick had promised to pay the debt and the plaintiff was seeking damages of $150. The complaint was signed by General Washington Johnston. A note on the verso of the complaint by jury foreman Ebenezer Welton states that the jury found $33.23 in damages for the plaintiff.
Origin:	2018-11-14
Created By:	Indiana Territory. Circuit Court (Knox County);
Contributor(s):	Raymond, David; Polke, William; McCall, James;
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ving/id/26448
Collection:	Early Vincennes, 1732-1835
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright:	No Copyright - United States
Subjects:	Indiana Territory Circuit courts -- Indiana Territory Complaints (Administrative procedure) -- Indiana Territory Costs (Law) -- Indiana Territory Court records -- Indiana -- Knox County Damages -- Indiana Territory Johnston, Genl W. (General Washington), 1776-1833 Judges -- Indiana Territory Judgments -- Indiana Territory Jurors -- Indiana Territory Jury -- Indiana Territory Lawyers -- Indiana Territory Subpoena -- Indiana Territory Summons -- Indiana Territory Court Records

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