Docket and fees book / prepared by the law office of Timothy Bigelow. 1791-1797. HLS MS 4235, Volume 1, Harvard Law School Library.

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Records of cases heard in the Massachusetts Court of Common Pleas (Middlesex Co.) in Cambridge, Mass., and the New Hampshire Inferior Court of Common Pleas (Hillsborough Co.) in Amherst, N.H and matters brought before justices of the peace. Records identify the litigants, with some notes on fees and settlements; many of the cases concern debts. Justices of the peace include: Israel Atherton (Lancaster, Mass.); Samuel Dana (Amherst, N.H.); Joshua Longley (Shirley, Mass.); Nathaniel Paine (Worcester, Mass.); James Prescott (Westford, Mass.); Jeremiah Stiles (Keene, N.H.); William Swan (Groton, Mass.); Sampson Tuttle (Littleton, Mass.); and Henry Woods (Pepperell, Mass.).

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1791 [?] [?] Court of Common [Pleasambridge?] Leonard Whiting Hollis [&?] Stephen [Mall Portland?] 1. Money had and [cherished?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] & lent for March

2. Dudley A. [Jyngehal?] Newbury of [Azaniahsroth..?] [Chelmsford?] stopped. I [?] [?] [?] moon [?] July 20, 1790 for ten pounds seventeen [?] but [?] her [token/taken?] doctor's confusion for [11,100 pounds?] [?] m/4 - 5/4 = 22/-

3. Samuel White [Nauerhill?] [&?] Daniel [Phie Manford?] woven for [zoxen?] a [?] [?]

4. [Oleven presco?] [?] Mr. [Groton?] [admin or?] {Joshnsprague Lancester?] [?] [Money] had [three? tree?] & [?] I [sad?] [?] to [?] [?]

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1791 Nov last ({tuesday}?) Mary Burkley Groton [&?] Samuel Palmer Groton 5. not [?] I end [?] [?] moon. Settled.

6. William Wallace junior Townshend[?] Special promise (made?) of £2.6.6.

7. William Little et al Shirley vs Stephen Holdin Shirley trespass for cutting trees W [?] [moors? moons?]

8. Oliver [Harwell?] Chesterfield or [Loring?] Francis Lunenburg note Dated {December} 7. 178(7?). £7[7.3 pounds?] [2.12.8 pounds?] I [?] [?]

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1791 {November} last Sunday David Heel Peterborough of Benjamin (?) Towns Note Dated

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1791 {November} last. Tuesday Joshua Holdin Ashburnham or thin Phin Parker et al frotou[?] [?] with to [shattecche loust] & Moon. Trown for a hair of oxenn 18 John Greaves Groton as Joseph Sheple Groton laborer Mendones [?] for Moon ~ 19 John Adams Leyden as John Noldin Shirley Rule from a Justice Report on faith

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