Thorn, Solomon vs. Richard P. Price

Thorn, Sollomon vs. Richard P. Price

Description:	This file contains the documents related to the appeal Solomon Thorn filed against a judgement made by William Lagow, Justice of the Peace, for Richard P. Price on September 13, 1814. The documents include 3 subpoenas, 1 court cost bill, 1 writ of error, 1 appeal, and 1 docket transcript. The first subpoena called for David Collins and Francois Crely to appear before the judges of the Knox County Circuit Court on the first Monday of June 1815 and give evidence on behalf of Solomon Thorn against Richard P. Price. This subpoena, dated January 7, 1814 was witnessed and signed by court clerk Robert Buntin and executed by sheriff Benjamin Beckes at a cost of $.84 cents. The court cost bill totaled $14.50. The second subpoena called for David Collins and Francois Crely to appear at the Circuit Court on the first Monday of June 1815 and give evidence on behalf of Solomon Thorn against Richard P. Price in a plea of trespass against the case. This subpoena, dated May 22, 1815, was witnessed and signed by court clerk Robert Buntin and executed by sheriff Benjamin Beckes at a cost of $.59 cents. In the writ of error Solomon Thorn asked that Justice of the Peace Lagows records for the case be examined by the Circuit Court. The third subpoena called for David Collins and Francois Crely to appear at the Circuit Court on the first Monday of October 1815 and give evidence on behalf of Solomon Thorn. This subpoena, dated July 1, 1815 was witnessed and signed by court clerk Robert Buntin and executed by deputy sheriff James Jordan at a cost of $1.38. The appeal, dated September 13, 1814, indicates that Solomon Thorn and Samuel Thorn both appealed the judgement given by Wilson Lagow, Justice of the Peace for Vincennes Township and asked that the $50 judgement against them be voided. The appeal was signed by both Thorns and witnessed by Wilson Lagow. Wilson Lagow signed the transcript of his docket of September 13, 1814, which totaled $23.75.
Origin:	2019-01-23
Created By:	Indiana Territory. Circuit Court (Knox County);
Contributor(s):	Blackford, Isaac; McCall, James; Sullivan, Daniel;
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ving/id/27260
Collection:	Early Vincennes, 1732-1835
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright:	No Copyright - United States
Subjects:	Indiana Territory Appeal -- Indiana Territory Circuit courts -- Indiana Territory Costs (Law) -- Indiana Territory Court records -- Indiana Territory -- Knox County Judgments -- Indiana Territory Judges -- Indiana Territory Lawyers -- Indiana Territory Personal debt -- Indiana Territory Subpoena -- Indiana Territory Court Records

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