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Draft of a Suit: Moses Hart vs. James Bell, King's Bench, April 1799Draft of a Suit: Moses Hart vs. James Bell, King's Bench, April 1799

Draft of a suit in the King's Bench, April 1799, between Moses Hart and James Bell. This document is part of a larger archive of 56 documents related to the division of the Aaron Hart estate after his death on December 28, 1800, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The documents were found among the papers of Judge James Reid (1769-1848), the Hart family's lawyer. This specific item is categorized as an evidential document predating Aaron Hart's death, consisting primarily of mercantile papers such as ledger sheets and promissory notes. This is one of approximately 28 such papers within this category.