Robert Treat Paine Papers, Volume 2
I have Two actions that are not Settled which I Expected would have been. Therefore must Desire you'l be kind enough to Enter these actions & take care of them. I have Sent four dollars to pay Entry &c. The 2 actions are David Stockbridge Esqr. vs. Thomas Williams and same plant.— vs. Elijah Hall.1
I have here Enclosed the 2 notes one of the writs & the other is Served & returned. Whatever you think reasonable for Trouble &c. shall be paid. by yr. Huml. Servt.
Both cases were heard at the December court of Common Pleas at Plymouth. Each was for trespass on a note, and in each case judgment was for the plaintiff (Plymouth Court Records, 8:203).
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You have Carvers account & I would have you Sue him In one writ for his Notes & this account unless he will Put it all into a Bond and Satisfy you for your fees. I have Likewise Inclosed Daniel Aliens Judgtm. & Least you Should Want some Barnstable Blanks I have Enclosed four Pair. Dont Slip our april Court for Carver unless he Complys nor John King & Elijah Dean unless they Pay the money & the Small Debts Before Some Justice that are on note viz. Brittons Thos. Reeds, limo. Manleys Elijah Linckhorns, Caleb Chase & the Two Harveys unless they have any of them Paid ac By the accounts you have ac to Sabin If you Can Gett his Book Debt and note with out Serving do other wise dont Sue untill I Send his Book account Drawn out. I have many more to Put Into your hands and there fore Want these Compleated as Soon as may be. am your Humble Sevt.
This day I wrote you a few lines in great haist by Mr. Tisdaill Incloseing the necessary papers to lay before the Reffereese on my affair wth. Caldwell, the Depositions are so clear & full in my favr. that unless those Gentn. determin Right or wrong to give against me, they will (or may) see plainly that I am very unjustly treated by sd. Caldwell. I have shew the whole affair to Mr. Auchmuty & taken his opinion thereon, wch. you'l see among the papers sent you by sd. Tisdale, I make no doubt you'l give all the papers &c. a Thorough Examination & then I wd. have379you deliver them to Coll. Richman & taulk wth. him at large respecting the same, that he may be the better able when he meets the other Gentn. next Monday to speak full on the matter. I have wrote two Letters directed to sd. Gentn. Reffereese on this Troublesome affair wch. if you think proper you may Deliver to them or Distroy. I now send you some of Mr. Caldwells Letters, if are worth produceing to yr. Reffereese may do it. If you find they are determind to give the Cause against me and its in my power to have another Tryal here, I am Determin'd to spend one hundred Dollars but that I will have another Chance in order to obtain Justice. If they wd. only give Caldwell Twenty Dollars by way of Extrody. Services (tho' they themselves must think & know that he is not desarveing of Twenty pence) I wd. think no further of the matter I hope you'l attend the Reffereese at this meeting next Monday & plead hard for me. I am with Respect, but almost froze Sr. yr. most hble. Servt.
PS. I hope you'l see that I am furnished with a proper accot. Currt. Settled as they shall Determine the case.