Court Document: Moses Hart vs. Jacob Heath, August 5, 1800

This document is a court order demanding payment from Jacob Heath to Moses Hart for a debt incurred on October 22, 1796, plus interest. Payment was to be made on Saturday, September 13, 1800, after 6 o'clock. The document is written on both sides and is part of a larger archive of 56 documents related to the division of the Aaron Hart estate following his death on December 28, 1800, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. These documents were found among the papers of Judge James Reid (1769-1848), the Hart family's lawyer. This specific document is categorized as an evidential document predating Aaron Hart's death, belonging to a group of approximately 28 mercantile papers, including ledger sheets and promissory notes.

Associated People/Businesses

• Hart, Moses

Geography

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Subjects

• Debtor and creditor
• Commercial law
• Legal documents

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 15, Folder 2