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.
by means of said incumbrances said boat was hindered and prevented from running and detained for a long space of time to wit for the space of 6 months and that while said boat was so hindered and prevented from running she could reasonably have made a large sum of money to wit the sum two thousand dollars and that by means of said incumbrances shippers and drivers of freight would not ship the same on board of said boat and said boat was thereby hindered and prevented from making another large sum of money as reasonable freght for wages <to wit the sum of $2000.> and that by means of the bad reputation of said boat said Streets were unable to run her successfully and to procure freight and passengers and that thereby they lost <another> a large sum of money to wit the sum of $2000. and that all the above greevences accurred [occurred] and happened while said Streets were the owners of said <5/6 of said> boat and so the defendants say that before the commencement of this suit to wit on the 20th day of December 1843 said plaintiffs and said were indebted to said Streets in manner as aforesaid set out and specified in a much larger sum of money than the damages the plaintiffs have sustained by reason of the of the breach of said supposed promises in plain said four first counts counts of plaintiffs decleration mentioned and hereby offer to set off and allow plaintiffs so much of said sum of money as is equal to plaintiffs damages and claim a Judgement over for the ballance and this they are ready to verify wherefore they pray Judgement &c