Dobbs County, NC - Court Records File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Grace Williamson Turner Retyped and posted by Sue Guptill North Carolina New Bern district George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c. To the Sheriff of the County of Dobbs Greeting: We Command you summon Thomas SMITH & Matthew BASS. [Illegible line here] personally to here appear before my Chief Justice his Associates at the next Superior court of Justice to be held for the District of New Bern at the Court House in New Bern on the eleventh day of November next then & there to testifye the truth to say on Behalf of Us in a certain Matter of Controversy in our said court depending then and there to be tried between us Plt. & & Barnaby FULLER. Deft. and this they shall in nowise omit under the penalty of Twenty pounds Prov. Money each. Witness Martin HOWARD Esq'r Chief Justice of our said Province at New Bern the 21st day of May in the VIII year of our Reign Anno Dom. 1768. Jn. Rice Cler. Cou. __________________________________________________________________________ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. __________________________________________________________________________