Pleas and Account, circa 23 May 1844 [JS et al. v. C. B. Street and M. B. Street]
Source Note
Morrison & Grover on behalf of Charles B. Street and Marvin B. Street, Pleas and Account, , IL, ca. [23] May 1844, JS et al. v. C. B. Street and M. B. Street (Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1846); unidentified handwriting, presumably either or William N. Grover; docket by unidentified scribe, [, IL, ca. 23 May 1844]; docket and notation probably by , [, Hancock Co., IL], 24 May 1844; seven pages; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL.
was so bad that said defendants C B & M B Street could not procure freight to be shipped on said so that they were prevented from making as they reasonaably expected to have a large sum of money from freghts to wit the sum of $5000 and this they are ready to verify wherefore they pray Judgement &c
Morrison & Grover
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and for further plea in this behalf <to the 1st 2nd 3rd & 4th counts of plaintiffs decleration> defendants say also a[c]tio non because they say <that the promises <in said counts mentioned> were made by said C B & M B Streets as principal & said Robert F. Smith as their security> that before the commencement of this suit to wit on the 10th day of January 1844 at to wit the and aforesaid said defendants plaintiffs were indebted to said Streets in a much larger sum of money than the damages the plaintiff has sustained by reason of the non performance of the several promises and undertakings in plaintiffs decleration mentioned to wit in the sum of five thousand dollars for goods wares and merchandise before that time sold and delivered by said said Streets to said plaintiffs at plaintiffs special instance and request and for money lent and advanced by said Streets to plaintiffs at plaintiffs special instance and request and for money before that time paid laid out and expended by said Streets for the use and benefit of said plaintiffs at plaintiffs special instance and request and for work and labour before that time done and performed by said Streets for plaintiffs at their special instance and request and [p. [3]]