Item #44024 [Manuscript Writ Signed Twice] Vermont Justice of the Peace John Hutchinson Summons Six Residents to Appear Before Him in Court. Vermont, John. Camp Hutchinson, Luke.
[Manuscript Writ Signed Twice] Vermont Justice of the Peace John Hutchinson Summons Six Residents to Appear Before Him in Court.

[Manuscript Writ Signed Twice] Vermont Justice of the Peace John Hutchinson Summons Six Residents to Appear Before Him in Court.

[Vermont]: 1765. 1 sheet. 7 x 5 inches. Very good, light browing, some minor ink burn. Item #44024

Summons issued to six residents of Salisbury, Vermont, to appear before the bench on Oct 19, 1765 to give evidence for the Breach of the Peace. Dated at Salisbury 14th October 1765 and signed by John Hutchinson Justice of Ye Peace. The Constable in this case being Luke Camp who on this writ has signed on the verso and dated it October 19. The 14th of October 1765, the day of this writ, was also the same day on which Ethan Allen was to appear before this same Justice, John Hutchinson, for his attack on George Caldwell, the complaint in that case, which led to Allen's being banished from Salisbury, had been referred to Hutchinson by this same constable, Luke Camp. The full writ reads:

To Matthew Tousley Christopher Winter Stephen Loomis Asa Blogget Noah Case Matthew Baldwin All How Residing in Salisbury in Litchfield County; In his Majesties Name you are hereby Commanded Laying aside all manner of Business & Trifleing Excuses to make your Personal appearances Before John Hutchinson Esqr on the 19th Day of October 1765 at ten of the Clock in the forenoon there to give Evidence of all you know in diver Cases wherein Sundry Persons are Complained of for the Breach of the Kings Peace hereof you may not fail as you will answer your Neglect at the Peril of the Law Dated at Salisbury this 14th Day of October 1765. To Salisbury Constable to Serve and Return [signed] John Hutchinson Justice of Ye Peace
[ON REVERSE SIDE OF WRIT] Salisbury October ye 18th 1765 Then was the within Summons Read in the hearing of the within Named Matthew Tousley Christopher Winter Asa Blogget Noah Case by me Luke Camp Constable October 19th 1765. Then was this Summons Read in the hearing of the within Named Matthew Baldwin by me Luke Camp
Constable. [Signed] Luke Camp, Constable.

Provenance: Milton Slater from Walter R. Benjamin Co. 9/5/80 item 634.

Price: $125.00

Add to Cart Ask a Question
See all items by , ,