Patrick v. Sheldon (7); Victoria; 1864.01
No. of Plaint – 1012

Stemmler v. Sheldon
No. of Plaint – 1002

Cowther v. Sheldon
No. of Plaint – 1019

Turner v. Sheldon
No. of Plaint – 1151

Force v. Sheldon
No. of Plaint – 1154

Haggin v. Sheldon
No. of Plaint – 1422

(6) Summons; list of debts

• the Plaintiffs had all received judgments against the Defendant for various amounts of money by the court. The debts remain unsatisfied by the Defendant, Mary Sheldon. The Summons all indicate that if the debts are not satisfied within a certain amount of time, the goods and chattels of the Defendant will be sold in order to satisfy the debts. The list indicates the amounts owed by Sheldon to the various parties involved in causes with her.

Rowland was indebted to partners Mason and Balls on a bond and an equitable mortgage made by him to them. Rowland was out of the jurisdiction of the court and could not be found; a final order or foreclosure was made. Includes orders (including order vesting estate of W. Rowland in Mason and Bunster), and affidavits of R. Bishop and G. Mason.

File consists of two documents: Bill of Sale and Affidavit of Attesting Witness wherein, in consideration of the sum of $735, A. Sam grants and conveys one house and cellar in Barkerville.

File consists of five documents: writ of summons; statement of defense (one for each company); statement of claim; notice of motion. Case regards the Plaintiff claims of $80,000 for costs and for debt. The Plaintiff hired the Defendants to tow his ship, the "Thrasher", from the Port of Nanaimo to the Royal Roads and Cape Hattery. The Defendant did not safely tow or follow a safe and prudent course, and Plaintiff is suing for damages resulting from negligence and unskillfullness.

File consists of three documents: (2) note on file; judgement.

No. of Plaint – 271
Summons; Invoice for $10; Warrant

• Eddy was summoned to appear in court to answer Adams for the amount of £2.5.8. The amount was owed for goods delivered to various residences for the Defendant. Because the debt as not satisfied within the stated amount of time, the court orders that the goods and chattels of the Defendant are to be sold to satisfy the debt. A note on the execution states that Eddy satisfied the debt before the goods and chattels were sold.

File consists of one document: affidavit of G. Barker. Case regards Defendant claiming that he has not received any notice of these proceedings against his for the amount of $228.10 as charged by Plaintiff.

No. of Plaint – 477

Summons; Invoice for $15

• Gibbon is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of $15.70. The amount is due for 3 ½ days labour at harness making, performed by the Plaintiff for the Defendant.

No. of Plaint – 843

Summons; Invoice for £19.13.9; Judgment Confessed

• Nunn is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £22.5.5. The amount is due for rent of a house, furniture and money lent by the Plaintiff to the Defendant.

File consists of six documents: Agreement for Arbitration; Affidavit of Execution of Agreement to Arbitrate; Affidavit of Service;
Rule; Declaration; and Insurance that the submission herein be made a Rule of the Court. Alston and others guaranteed to the Bank of British North America an open credit for twelve months not to exceed the sum of $1,500 in favor of J. Bagnall. To secure payment of such guarantee, J. Bagnall executed a Bill of Sale of certain pianos and the amount of such sale was placed to the credit of J. Bagnall. Alston claims to have paid the Bank $293 on behalf of the guarantee and seeks action to recover the rest against J. Bagnall.

File consists of six documents relating to a summary suit. Case regards the various Defendants owing money to Anderson and Co. for various debts of unpaid accounts and promissory notes.

File consists of two documents: Record; and Jury List. Plaintiff claiming money owed to him by the Defendant for the conveyance of goods and for work and labor done in the amount of $700.

Affidavits of Lung Lui and Goon Gan.

-Lung Lui was being held aboard ss. Victoria pending application for him to be deported from the United States to China. In order that he could be landed at Victoria, a $50 head tax was paid to the Collector of Customs.

File consists of one document; affidavit of G. Ainsworth. Case regards Ainsworth wanting to purchase Lot 564, Group 1, Kamloops, Division of Yale District.

File consists of one document: correspondence from the department of the Ministry of Agriculture. Case regards solicitation to act as arbritrators in the case of a claim for compensation for expenses incurred in the putting of the steamer ship "Prince Alfred" into quarantine.

File consists of fourteen documents: affidavit of A.S. Farwell; (7) writ of summons; affidavit of E. Bodwell; affidavit of service; affidavit of J. Walls; statement of claim; appearance; affidavit of H. Abbott. Case regards the Defendants to be ordered to convey the described properties to the Plaintiff (a trader) and that the Defendants to be ordered to release to the Plaintiff all their titles and interest in the said properties.

File consists of two documents: summons; affidavit of E. Irving. Notice to attend in court regarding the debt of $5,780 with interests and costs owed to the Plaintiff.

File consists of four documents: affidavit of C. Mason; (2) letters of correspondence; affidavit of C. Bach. Case regards a debt owed by the Defendant to the Plaintiff for $583.13 for brewing materials, sold and delivered (overdue account).

No. of Plaint – 723

Summons; Invoice for £26.18.6; Judgment Confessed

• Vereydhen is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £28.5.2. The amount is due for goods and services sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

File consists of 3 documents: Writ of Summons; Affidavit of Service; Judgment by Default. Plaintiffs claim $1,507.50 principal and interest due to them as holders on a promissory note with the Defendant.

File consists of three documents: Judgment by Default; Writ of Summons; and Affidavit of Service. Plaintiffs claim $7,754 principal and interest due to them as payee on a promissory note

File consists of one document: Judgment by Default. Plaintiff claims $250 principal due to them as payee on a promissory note with the Defendant

File consists of four documents: Writ of Summons; Affidavit of Service; Bill of Costs; and Judgment by Default. Plaintiff claims $338.25 principal and interest due to them as payees on a promissory note.

File consists of five documents: Writ of Summons; Affidavit of Service; Judgment by Default; Sheriff's Notice, Affidavit of Mills and Stephens. Plaintiff claims $1,000 principal due to them as payees on a promissory note. Defendants are owners of the schooner, the "Nanaimo Packet."

(2) Affidavit of Service; (2) Writ of Summons; Judgment by Default; Costs against Thornhill; Costs against Lewis.

-Plaintiff claim $686.12 for debt and $20 for costs on an unpaid promissory note with the defendant.

File consist of two documents: affidavit ro hold bail; affidavit of Felix Neufelder. Case regards the Defendant owing money to lumber merchant for goods sold and delivered. Defendant is about to leave B.C. for Ontario and Plaintiff is asking that he be apprehended.

File consists of two documents: summons; appearance.

File consists of two documents: Schedule "A" - Bill of Costs; Affidavit of Barnard. Plaintiff stating that Schedule "A" is a full true and particular account of the monies paid and disbursed by him on account of the partnership dealings and transactions between himself and the Plaintiff

File consists of one document: judges order for writ of attachment. Case regards the Defendant to pay Plaintiff $3,972.07.

Affidavit of F.J. Barnard in support of Caprias; Praecipe for Writ of Attachment.

-Plaintiff claims that the Defendant is justly and truly indebted to him for $3,972.11, that being the amount certified due to him by the Registrar of the Supreme Court as the amount owed on unpaid accounts. The Defendant has not paid the Plaintiff the amount certified to be due and he has since left the province.

No. of Plaint – 482

Summons

• Bartleman had recovered a judgment against Muir for £29.4. The judgment remains unsatisfied and the summons states that if Muir does not appear in accordance with the summons, he may be committed to the common gaol.

No. of Plaint – 930

Summons; Invoice for £3.16.0; Judgment Confessed

• Doggett is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £4.1.4. The amount is due for goods sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

No. of Plaint – 699

Summons; Invoice for £3.18.11

• Doggetts is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £4.4.5. The amount is due for goods sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

No. of Plaint – 1774

Summons

• Oldham is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of $39.75. The particulars for what the amount is due for are not indicated.

File consists of two documents: writ of summons; affidavit of service. Case regards Plaintiff claims $200 for an unpaid promissory note.

File consists of one document: Note - receipt regarding the receipt of Exhibits A & B and the book of stubs belonging to the City of New Westminster, pertinent to the case

File consists of ten documents: affidavit of H.M. Bell; replication; (2) summons; affidavit of W. Polland; affidavit of A.E. Davie; supplemental answers; answers to interrogatories; affidavit of Holbrook; affidavit of H.F. Heisterman.

No. of Plaint – 272 Summons; Invoice for £11.10.5

• Vereydhen is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £11.10.5. The money is owed for various goods sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

Receipt for $346 - Exhibit "G"; Evidence of H.V. Edmonds.

-Receipt of money from H. Holbrook for which was realized by sale of lots for payment of municipal taxes. Evidence is also regarding the taxes owed and assessed.

No. of Plaint – 427

Summons; Invoice for $15

• Bond is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of $18.20. The amount is due for money lent to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

Bill of Complaint; Affidavit of Adams; Affidavit of Bennett; Bill of Costs.

-The Plaintiff is a bridge builder, the Defendant is a carpenter and joiner. The Defendant was contracted with the government of B.C. to build a bridge across the Quesnel River and asked the Plaintiff, who agreed, to work with him for a share in the profits and a partnership agreement. The Plaintiff ended up doing all of the work. The Defendant was paid in full, but would not disclose his accounts of the costs of construction. The Plaintiff believes that if her were to see these accounts, a considerable balance would be owed to him by the Defendant.

File consists of one document relating to a planned Chilcotin route to the coast.

File consists of two documents: order for examination of a witness; and examination for discovery of R. McDonald. Case regards a dispute over the building of the road from Bentinck Arm to the Fraser River, the tolls collected, and money and time spent in the construction. R. McDonald has taken the engagement from W. Hood.

Smith had to defend the truth of his statements that he was not intending to leave Victoria, nor was it his intent to present himself as a person of any considerable assets. Includes affidavit of Smith.

File consists of one document: an agreement for the supply of spars and lumber related to an agreement regarding the charter of the ship "Shamrock" for the purpose of carrying or conveying spars and lumber from Utsalady to the United Kingdom.

File consists of one document: an indenture regarding the consideration of $2,000 for various parcels of land in Victoria.

File consists of one document: Agreement and Bill of Sale by Way of Mortgages.

File consists of one document: Bill of Sale of Chattels regarding the conveyance of the Richfield Hotel along with the goods and chattels described in consideration of the sum of $1,725.

File consists of two documents: Witness of Bill of Sale; and Bill of Sale. N. Maury has sold , bargained and assigned for $2,200 payable, $1,200 cash down, and a promissory note for $1,00 for the message and premises in Centreville, Caribou District , known as Maury's store.

File consists of one document: bill. Case regarding the sale of ship #61301, British built, transfer from William Moore of Victoria to Henry Saunders for $4,000.