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DOCKET OF CAUSES, WESTMORELAND COUNTY* Issue docket for May term, 1796. Grand Jury presentments to May term. for not keeping a sufficient William Eustace (summons. way over his mill. _________________________________________________________________ * Communicated by Major Thomas L. Broun, Charleston, W. Va. This dociet is in the handwriting of Major Broun's grandfather, William Broun, a lawyer of Westmoreland county, Va. His four living grandsons are, Edwin Broun, of Northumberland, formerly judge of the county court; Dr. William Lowry Broun, President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute; Joseph M. Broun, lawyer, and Major Thomas L. Broun, living in Charleston, W. Va. Page 32. Thomas Cornelius Thomas Battoms for trespass in pulling down Thomas Dameron John Haggoman's fence 19th George Dameron inst March (same. issues the first day, Eustace exor. vs. Keath, Tapscott's Exor. vs. Scurlock & others debt Simmonds's Admor. vs. Calyton's Exor. same Continued for Same vs. Same same report respectively. Tapscott & wife vs. George Admor. same Smither & Tapscott vs. Dale same Taylor vs. Currell case Lunsford vs. Galle same - N.A.R. & issue Daggett vs. Newby's Admors debt - Pd. & set off of acco. R. & I. Clayton's Exor. vs. Currie's E'xix. case - N. apt. & act of Limit by Test. Dotson vs. Jesse same - Writ of inquiry. Tarpley vs. Tarpley's Exix. same - N. A. & act of Limi- tation. Wilder vs. Tapscott same - N. A. & Issue. Carter vs. Ball same - C. Ord. set asd Non. A. & issue. Tarpley's Admor vs. Tarpley's Exix. Non apt. by Tx. & act same - of Limit, issues the 2nd day, Brent's Admor. vs. Pinckard scifacs. - R. R. & Issue Whitter Admor. vs. Payne's Exor. debt - R. & I. to 1st pl. Dem. & Joindr. to 2d. Bryan vs. Chinn. case - N. A. R. & issue. George vs. Connolly. trespass - Not guilty & issue. Galle vs. Gordon's Exix. debt - O. I. set as P. R. & I. Boulman vs. Same same - Same. Bell vs. Carter & others same - O. I. set as pa. for B. R. & I. Dameron vs. Ewell. same - Writ of inquiry. Page 33. Chilton vs. Bell. trespass - N. Guilty, w. Leave & issue. Taff vs. Yerby's Admors. case - Writ of inquiry. Jacob vs. Waddy same - Same. Everett vs. Carter. T. vi. & armis - Not guilty with Lea. armis & issue. Issues the 3d day, Barner's Admors. vs. Lunsford's Exor scifacs. - Paymt. & issue. Lemoine vs. Smith debt - O. I. set aside P. R. & issue. Same vs. Same. same - Same. Levy vs. Same same - Same. Payne Survg. vs. Gordon's Exix. trustee same - Same. Dunaway & wife vs. Hill. chancery - Set for hearing. Shearman vs. Shearman's Exor. same - Same Bell's Exix vs. Tapscott case - C. O. contd. v. Deft. & B. wh. W of in- quiry. Currell vs. Garlington. trespass - Not Gy. & issue. Beane vs. Hill. case - Writ of inquiry. Ross Eo. vs. Smith same - Same. Office Judgments to May term, 1796. Cosby & Gregorie vs. Griggs's Admor. Judt. accord'g to scifacs - Writ. Same vs. Newby's Exor. same - Same. Heath vs. Pinckard's Exor. same - Same. Same vs. Same. same - Same. Norris's Exor's vs. McTier same - Same Digges Admors. vs. Taylor. same - Same. Muse vs. Jesse. debt - C. O. C. vs. deft & bail. Same vs. Same same - Same Sydnor's Exors vs. Stephens. same - Same. Ewell vs. Chilton. same - Same. Towles & wife vs. Carter same - Same. Iopes vs. Same same - Same. Chilton's Exor. vs. Smith same - Same. Page 34. Arm's Admors. vs. Smith & other, same - Same. Galle vs. Stephens same - Same. Digges' Admors. vs. Same same - Same. Reid's Admors. vs. Palmer same - Same. Same vs. Same same - Same. Same vs. Gibson same - Same. Doggett vs. Eustace debt - C. O. Confd. vs. deft & bail. Steptoe vs. Watts same - Same. Garton's Admor vs. Hunton & other debt - C. O. C. vs. deft. & Shf. Same vs. James same - Same Garton vs. Champion & other same - C. O. Confd. Robertson's Exors. vs. Ewell same - Same. Sydnor's Exors. vs. Same same - Same. Gaskins's Admor vs. Hubbard's Exix same - Same. Galle vs. Rolins case - discontinued. Digges' admors. vs. Clarke debt - Same. Tapscott & others vs. Brown chance - Same. Pott's Exors. vs. Pitman's debt - Abates. Degge's Admors. vs. Norris same - Same. Same vs. Yopp same - Same. Same vs. Same same - Same. James & others vs. Barnett chance - Same. Edmonds jr. vs. Sherbswine same - Same. Reid's Admors. vs. Haynie debt - Same. The original of this paper in in the handwriting of my grandfather, William Broun. Sent to me by Cousin Edwin from Northumberland county, Va., March 7, 1894. THOMAS L. BROUN.