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Court Document - Commonwealth of Virginia / Jefferson County, Jefferson County, Virginia, April 15, 1848
A one-page, part-printed legal document dated March 18, 1848, and April 15, 1848, from Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia). The document contains two writs issued by Justice of the Peace F. Beckham to the constable of Jefferson County. The first summons Solomon E. Cohen to appear to answer Charles West in a plea of debt for $13.00. The second writ orders the seizure of Cohen's goods and chattels to satisfy a judgment against him for $13.00. The reverse side includes docketing signed by the Constable, Mr. West's lawyer, and the Justice of the Peace, noting I. Levy as executor. The document features standard printed text with handwritten additions in cursive. 3.
Associated People/Businesses
- Solomon E. Cohen (Defendant)
- Charles West
- I. Levy (Executor)
- F. Beckham (Justice of the Peace)
- Cohen, Solomon E.
- Levy, I.
Geography
No geographic information available.
Subjects
- Legal documents
- Debt
- Summons
- Civil law
- Jefferson County, Virginia
- 19th Century
- Antebellum period
- Court proceedings
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 23, Folder 4