Robert Treat Paine Papers, Volume 2
Inclosed I1 send you the Copy of a Judgment obtain'd by Josiah Barker on Amasa Jones of Colchester for Costs in a Certain Suit as Appears by the Judgment, and desire you to bring an Action agt. sd. Jones on the Judgt. at the next Court you think most convenient in Order for the Recovery of the Same.2 It may not be amiss to observe to you that Jones was Original plt. in the Suit, that I drew the Writ & Endorsed it (as we phrase it) by means of wch. by force of our Province Law I became446answerable to pay the Costs that might be finally Obtained, Jones finally lost his Action & went home before Execon. issued for the Costs by means whereof I have been repeatedly dun'd for the money by Barker & in order to reimburse my Self have procured a Power of Attorney from him which I send Enclosd with a Substitution, Jones has wrote me in answer to Several Letters I have sent him & promises very fairly to pay the mony but much time has since elapsed & he has done nothing, he writes me that he has met with difficultys in his Business but hopd to be able to pay it soon, I have been so troubled by Barker that I'm determind to let it Lay no longer & therefore pray you to Use yr. Best Endeavour to get the money as soon as possible, if you think it will not frustrate the securing the money you may write him previous to sending a Writ but if you think there is danger of that, I pray you to Send a Writ & Secure the money according to yr. method of proceeding, Jones has not treated me handsomely in the affair & can expect no perticular favour from me.
I conclude you Know I live at Taunton, but when you write me wch. I desire you would as soon as any thing occurs with information you have done any thing you'll please to direct to Robert Treat Paine at Taunton, to the Care of Mr. Joshua Bracket Inholder at Boston, hoping yr. Welfare I am with great Respect yr. hble. Sert.,
Samuel Huntington (1731–1796) practiced law in Norwich, Conn., and was active in various offices in the colony and state, both legislative and judicial. He served as governor of Connecticut, a member of the Continental Congress, and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence (DAB ).
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