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Court case between Daniel Wilson and James McCauley

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04505 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1807/09 Pagination: 5p. + docket 34.4 x 21.1 Order a Copy

The document explains a court case between Daniel Wilson, plaintiff; and James McCauley, defendant. Wilson and his attorney Walter Patterson brought the plea of trespass against McCauley, who failed to fulfill the terms of a promissary note, and was therefore indebted to Wilson. The court orders McCauley to restore to Wilson the appropriate sum of money.

Wilson, Daniel, fl. 1807
Patterson, Walter, fl. 1793-1823
McCauley, James, fl. 1807

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