Tallapoosa County AlArchives Court.....Hill, John W. Vs Ray, Silas May 1853 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Beverly Loffler beverly@jloffler.com August 16, 2007, 8:14 am Source: Tallapoosa Co. Court Ledger Written: May 1853 COURT CLERK LEDGER Tallapoosa Co., AL This ledger was found at the Tallapoosa Courthouse. The ledger appears to be a listing by the Clerk of cases, summons and dispositions. The ledger is untitled and was probably used by the Clerk to keep track of cases. The ledger is divided into three columns; (1) the names of the plaintiffs, defendants and case number, (2) the date a summons was issued, to whom and the costs, (3) the disposition of the case. Page 13 LITIGANTS Case Number 26 John W. Hill, Plaintiff Silas Ray, Defendant SUMMONS Summons issued 3rd day of May and made returnable 21st May 1853. Executed May 10th 1853 R. W. Tims, court Peter E. Harris $.50 H. D. Young $.50 Cost paid $1.00 DISPOSITION May 21 Judgment for Plaintiff for $17.32 Appeal to Jury. Appeal Bond filed the 21st May 1853 June 18 The case is dismissed at the insistence of the Plaintiff and the Plaintiff pays all costs. Costs paid $4.40 Bailiff’s cost for serving the summons $1.50 June 23 Bailiff’s cost paid. R. W. Tims File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/tallapoosa/court/hill38nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/alfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb