TAZEWELL COUNTY, VA - COURT - William Vance vs. William Thompson, 
			  Executor of James Thompson, deceased (Partial File)
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Tazewell Co, VA Chancery Court
Index No. 1825-003

[Rebuttal of defendants reply]
William Vance vs. William Thompson, executor of James Thompson, dec'd  
In chancery

For replication to the defendants answer 
The complainant says that his father was tried twice for the murder of
Horton and that at the first trial the said James Thompson did appear
for him and before the first trial the complainant executed his
obligation to the said James Thompson for eighty dollars, date the 4th
day of April 1818, which is here with exhibited and prayed to [be] taken
as part of this replication which this complainant paid to the James
Thompson--and after trial the said James Thompson refused [to] appear
for the father of the complainant unless he would execute the note or
obligation in the bill mentioned, and before the second trial of the
father this complainant, the [said] James Thompson became sick and
unable to attend at the second trial of the father of this complainant
and did not appear, and this complainant says all the other allegations
in the bill are true==and this he is ready to verify wherefore
Gent [undreadable] by Deft---

[Order for depositions from witnesses]
The Commonwealth of Virginia to the John Cecil and William Smith
Gentleman Justices of Tazewell County
Greetings, Know ye that we trusting to your fidelity and provident
circumspection, in deligently examining John Brown, William Romines, &
al witness as well on behalf of William Vance Plaintiff as William
Thompson Exer of James Thompson Decd Defendant, in a suit now depending
in the County Court of Tazewell, we command you or any tow or more you
that on such certain day and at such certain places as you shall appoint
you assemble yourselves and the sitesses aforesaid before you, you call
and cause to come, and dilegently examin on the Holy Evangelist of
Almight God, and then examinations into our said Court distinctly and
plainly without delay you send and certify encosed returning also to us
this writ witness John Crockell Clerk of our said Court at the Court
House the 23th [sic] day of March 1824
[signed] John Crockell Clk

The Commonwealth of Virginia the Constable of the lower district in the
County of Tazewell Greeting
You are hereby Commanded to summons John Brown, Lewis Horton & William
H. Remine to appear at the house of William Smith in this County on the
8th day of this month (May) to testify and the truth to speak in a
Certain matter of Controversy now depending in Chancery in the County
Court of Tazewll and undetermined between William Vance pltff & William
Thompson Executor of James Thompson Dec'd. Deft and this they are in no
wise to Omit under the penalty of the law given under hand this 1st day
of May 1824.
[Signed] Wm. Smitho


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