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Deposition of Moses Hart Regarding the Estate of Aaron Hart, April 22, 1803Deposition of Moses Hart Regarding the Estate of Aaron Hart, April 22, 1803

A three-page (one sheet) signed deposition by Moses Hart, dated April 22, 1803. The document details demands made by Moses Hart on the estate of his father, Aaron Hart, as part of an agreed-upon arbitration process between Moses and his brothers. This document is one of approximately 28 legal papers from the archive of 56 documents related to the division of Aaron Hart's 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.

Deposition Regarding the Estate of Aaron Hart, April 25, 1803Deposition Regarding the Estate of Aaron Hart, April 25, 1803

A five-page (three-sheet) signed deposition by Alexander and Benjamin Hart, dated April 25, 1803. This document pertains to the claims made by Moses Hart against the estate of his father, Aaron Hart. It is part of an arbitration process agreed upon by Moses and his brothers. This document is from a collection of 56 documents related to the division of Aaron Hart's 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 deposition is categorized as one of approximately 28 legal documents created after Aaron Hart's death.

Legal Suit: Benjamin & Alexander Hart vs. Isaac Phineas, 1804Legal Suit: Benjamin & Alexander Hart vs. Isaac Phineas, 1804

This document pertains to a legal suit, Benjamin & Alexander Hart vs. Isaac Phineas, heard in the King's Bench during the April Term of 1804. The case concerns funds owed to Aaron Hart. This item is part of a larger archive of 56 documents related to the division of Aaron Hart's 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 document falls within the first category of papers – those written after Aaron Hart's death, primarily legal in nature.

Letter from Joseph Webster and H. Francis Xavier to Eli Hart Regarding a Legal Claim, Montreal and New York, March 13 and 20, 1840Letter from Joseph Webster and H. Francis Xavier to Eli Hart Regarding a Legal Claim, Montreal and New York, March 13 and 20, 1840

This document consists of a letter written from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and New York, New York, United States, on March 13 and 20, 1840. The letter, sent by Joseph Webster and H. Francis Xavier of the law firm Webster & Gates, is addressed to Eli Hart and concerns a legal claim. The specific details of the claim are not fully discernible from the provided metadata.