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Printed and handwritten legal document detailing a judgment against S. E. Cohen in favor of Henrietta Young for $7.85. The document is dated August 7, 1847, and originates from Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia. The document bears the signature "F. Beckham."
A manuscript writ of attachment against Jacob Knight for non-payment of a debt to Joseph Simon and John Campbell. Issued in Jefferson County, Virginia (now Kentucky) on April 12, 1785. The writ, signed by Saml Culberson, Justice of the Peace, details the debt and orders the Sheriff to attach Knight's goods due to his absconding. The document is nineteen lines long and written in neat ink on a leaf measuring 8-1/4" x 13".