Crawford v. Bank of Mobile

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Red'd 2nd March 1846, The [?] land not sold for want of time. W.P. Sparks [?] Shff Washington County

The state of Alabama. Mobile County

To any sheriff of the state of Alabama Greeting

You are hereby commanded as before that of the good and chattels, lands and tenements of Isiah C Sister, and of William Crawford, Julian E Inivyer [?], and Ptolemy J. Harris re [?] on writ of error Bind and of Robert F. Hagard the security of said Sister and Crawford on a [??] bond if to be found in your county Your [?] to do made the sum of Twenty two hundred and eighty four 07/100 dollars and the further sum of Two hundred and Twenty eight 40/100 dollars tenper cent damages thereon awarded by our Supreme Court which the President Directors and company of the Bank of Mobile lately in our county court affirmed by our Supreme Court hath received against them, for damages, Also the sum of Seventeen 12/100 dollars with to the President Directors and Company in the same court may accessed for costs in trial behalf expended, whereof the said Isiah P. William , Julien E. Ptolmy I and Robert F. are connected, as appears to [?] of Records; amnd that you have the said sums before the Incssr of our said Court on the second Monday of June A.D. 1846 to render unto the said President, Directors and company the amount of debt and costs aforesaid and have you then and there this writ.

Witness, Perry Thompson, Clerk of the said Court, this fifth day of February in the year of our Lord, one Thousand Eight hundred and forty six. Issued Feby 5 1878.

P. Thompson Clerk

Compute Interest from the 26 dy of June 1843.

Attest P. Thompson Clerk

Levied 3rd day of June 1846 on the following described property to wit Davy, Winston, Iam, Jim, and four mules as the property of William Crawford. But not in time to sell, June 3rd 1846 Wm. O. Sparks Shff of Washington County

State of Alabama Mobile County

To any sheriff of the State of Alabama Greeting

We command you, that you expose to sale those goods and chattells of William Crawford to wit-- Said Winter Iam, Rhodia, Jim and four mules to the value of Twenty five hundred and twelve 47/100 dollars, which according to our command you have taken and which remain in your hands unsold, as you have certified to our Judge of our county court, to satisfy the President Directors and Company of the Bank of Mobile the sum of Twenty five hundred and

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thirty four 84/100 dollars including damages, and costs whereof in our said Circuit Court, they have received execution against that said Sister, Crawford, Sawyer and Harris and Hagard by vir tue of a Judgment in said Court, and that you have the said money [?] with this writ, before the Insp of our said Court on the second Monday of February A.D. 1846 to render unto the said President Directors and Company of the Bank of Mobile the amount of their debt and costs aforesaid.

Witness Perry Thompkins Clerk of our said Court this 9th day of June in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and forty six. Issued 9th day of June 1846.

Compute interest from third June 1843 Attest P. Thompson Clerk

Judgment affirmed 13 January 1845.

Recd in office 11 day of June 1846. Sale of negros and mules by an action brought by defendant Wm Crawford against the Sheriff v Washington County July 15 1846.

W P Sparks Shff of Washington County

The State of Alabama Mobile County

To any Sheriff of the State of Alabama Greeting:

You are hereby commanded as before that of the goods and Chattells, lands and tenements of Isiah Q Sister, and William Crawford, Julien E Sawyer and Ptolomy T Harris be re [?] on a Bond for a Writ of Error and of Robert F Has ard the security of said Sister and Crawford on a [??] bond if to be found in their county, You [??] made the sum of Twenty Two hundred and Eighty four 07/100 dollars and the further sum of Two hundred and Twenty eight 40/100 dollars and for costs accessing, which the Presiden Directors and Company of the Bank of Mobile lately in our County Court affirmed by our Supreme Court have [?] against them for damaes, ALso the sum of seventy two dollars and thirty seven cents, while to the said President Directors and Com pany of the Bank of Mobile in the same Court was as sessed for costs in that behalf expounded, whereof the said Isaih C. William, Julien E., Ptolemy T and Robert F are convicted as appears to us of Record, and that you have the said sums before the [?] of our said Court, on the third Monday of February A.D. 1867 to render unto the said President DIrectors and Company the amount of debt and costs aforesaid and have you then and there this writ.

Witness Jerry Thompson Clerk of the said Court this ninth day of June in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and forty six.

[?] 9th June 1846 Attest J. Thompson Clerk

Comute interst from the third day of June 1846. Attest P. Thompson Clerk

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Recd in office 11 June 1864. W.R. Sparks Shff

Levied on the 13 June 1846 on the negro slaves to wit, Reg Alfred aged 24 years, Old Bob about 14 years, Alexander about 5 do, and Lylra about 25 do as the property of Wm Crawforrd W.M. Sparks Shff

Sale of negroes stopped by an action brought by defen dent Wm Crawford against the Shrff of Washington County July 15 1846. Wm P Sparks Sheriff of Washington County

"Testimony of Francis Harwell"

Answer to 1st Inty. I answer that I was Deputy Sheriff under W.P. Spinks Sheriff of Washington County State of Alabama, in the month of June and July 1846.

Ansr to 2nd Inty. I answer that the property of William Crawford was taken by virtue of an execution in favor of the Bank of Mobile, and one in favor of E Shade, part in June or the first of July 1846.

Ansr to 3rd Inty. I took the property by virtue of the above named execution and no other.

Ans to 4 Inty. I think there were 22 negroes taken and 12 mules and one horse or man taken from the plantation of Miss Crawford, a list of which property I handed to Mr I.E. Sawyer, the balance of the property had been previously taken by other present.

Ansr to 5th Inty. I made no returns on the executing but handed them to Sheriff Spinks, and told him about what I had done, to wit - that I had taken the property the 23 slaves and 12 mules and mare by virtue of the execution in favor of the Mobile Bank, and the one in favor of E Slade.

Answer to 6th Int. I made no return on the Branch

Bank execution, not having made day