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Writ of Attachment for Debt: Gilbert vs. Lopez, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1774

A writ of attachment for debt, partially printed and hand-filled, issued in Bristol County, Massachusetts on August 30, 1774. The document commands the attachment of the goods or estate of Thomas Gilbert of Freetown, Massachusetts, to satisfy a debt owed to Aaron Lopez of Newport, Rhode Island. The debt stems from a promissory note dated June 6, 1770, for 344 milled silver dollars. The writ includes the signatures of Deputy Sheriff Hoti Crosman and Leonard, attorney for the defense. The document is written on hand-laid paper with a Massachusetts Bay Colony seal watermark.

Associated People/Businesses

Gilbert, Thomas
Lopez, Aaron, 1731-1782
Lopez, Aaron

Geography

Freetown
Newport
Rhode Island

Subjects

Debtor and creditor
Promissory notes
Writs
Legal documents

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 12