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Declaration Of Independence Signer Thomas Heyward Jr Signs Early American Writ Of Attachment

Declaration Of Independence Signer Thomas Heyward Jr Signs Early American Writ Of Attachment by THOMAS HEYWARD

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Declaration Of Independence Signer Thomas Heyward Jr Signs Early American Writ Of Attachment
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THOMAS HEYWARD
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THOMAS HEYWARD JR (1746-1809). Thomas Heyward Jr. was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. He was a Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and politician who represented South Carolina in the Continental Congress. He is proclaimed to be a martyr of the revolution due to his year long imprisonment by the British.DS. 1pg. August 14, 1787. South Carolina. A court document signed Tho Heyward Jun during his time as a judge. To all and singular the Sheriffs of the said State, GREETING: You, and each of you, are hereby commanded, without Delay, to attach the Bodies of William Bellamy and Esther his wife lately otherwise called Esther Baker of Charlestown widow wheresoever they may be found, within your and each of your respective Districts, so that you compel them to be and appear before the Justices of the said State, at the Court of Common Pleas, to be holden at Charleston, on the Second Tuesday in September next, to answer to John Dawson whom one Richard Walter he hath survived lately otherwise in the lifetime of the said Richard called John Dawson & Richard Walter of Charlestown in the late Province now State aforesaid Merchants of a Plea that they Render to him Four hundred & Sixty Eight Pounds four Shillings & Eight Pence good & Lawful money of the said Late Province now State which to him they owe and from him unjustly detain and so forth And have you then and there this Writ. WITNESS the honorable Thomas Heyward Junr Esquire one of the Justices at Charleston, the fourteenth Day of August in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Seven and in the Twelfth Year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America. J Ward Att. This document is an early American legal writ of attachment. The writ is issued against William Bellamy and his wife, Esther, by a merchant named John Dawson, who is the surviving business partner of a firm previously called John Dawson & Richard Walter. Dawson is suing the Bellamys for a debt of 468 pounds, 4 shillings, and 8 pence which they allegedly owe and are unjustly detaining. This document is professionally framed and in very fine condition with dark ink.
Declaration Of Independence Signer James Wilson Signs A 1774 Arrest Warrant

Declaration Of Independence Signer James Wilson Signs A 1774 Arrest Warrant by JAMES WILSON

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Declaration Of Independence Signer James Wilson Signs A 1774 Arrest Warrant
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JAMES WILSON
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JAMES WILSON (1742-1798). James Wilson was twice elected to the Continental Congress and was one of only 6 men to sign the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He was one of the first four Associate Justices of the Supreme Court appointed by George Washington.DS. 6 x 8. July 23, 1774. Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. A document signed Wilson on the verso serving as an arrest warrant for an unpaid debt. The front page is a partly-printed document signed John Agnew and completely engrossed by Agnew. The front states: GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of GOD, of Great-Britain, France and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, &c. To the Sheriff of the County of Cumberland, GREETING: WE command you, that you take Eneas McCallister late of your County Yeoman if he be found in your Bailiwick and him safely keep, so that you may have his Body before our Justices at Carlisle at our County Court of Common Pleas there to be held the Eighteenth Day of October next, to satisfy Paul Zantzinger as well of a certain Debt of twenty nine pounds thirteen shillings & four pence which the said Paul Zantzinger in our said Court before our Justices at Carlisle lately recovered against him as Fifty one shillings & six pence which to the said Paul in our said Court were adjudged for his Damages which he sustained by Occasion of the Detention of that Debt whereof the said Eneas is convict. And have you then there this Writ. WITNESS John Armstrong Equire, at Carlisle, the twenty third Day of July in the Fourteenth Year of our Reign. John Agnew. Paul Zantzinger successfully sued Eneas McCallister in the Court of Common Pleas, winning a judgment for a debt of 29, 13 shillings, and 4 pence, plus an additional 51 shillings and 6 pence in damages. Because McCallister hadnt paid up, this writ was issued in the name of King George III commanding Ephraim Blaine (the Sheriff) to physically arrest McCallister and safely keep him in custody until the next court session in October to satisfy the debt. John Agnew was serving as the Clerk of Courts for Cumberland County. It was his official duty to sign, seal, and issue writs and legal commands generated by the local court system. The back side of this document is framed to show Wilsons signature. This document is in very good condition.

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