File contains: Bill of Complaint. The defendant is indebted to the Plaintiffs in the sum of $102.38 advanced to the Defendant at his request. Document is quite stained and damaged.

No. of Plaint – 98
Invoice for $136.04; Summons; Statement of Accounts

• Dowse is being summoned to attend in court to answer Harris for the amount of $136.04, due for meats and vegetables sold to the Defendant.

No. of Plaint – 101
Summons; Invoice for £11.9.2 shillings

• Rodgers is summoned to appear in court to answer Halcrow for the total amount of £12.3.2, the amount of rent due for a house on Johnson St. that was formerly owned by one Mrs. Davis. The amount owed on this rent is $55.

File consists of 3 documents: Praecipe; Statement of the Solicitor for the Defendant; Affidavit of Service. Statement of Defendant Anderson states that the Writ of Summons in the above named cause is "bad in substance' and does not state facts on grounds sufficient to constitute a course of action.

File consists of 5 documents: (2) Affidavit of T. Trounce; Notice of Motion; Order; Award. Regarding an agreement made between the two parties over the personal estate of one
A. Kaindler for which the defendant is the administrator.

Subseries consists of court documents relating to civil cases in British Columbia between 1864 and 1903. The cases comprise a variety of document types, including: judge’s orders; affidavits; writs of summons; correspondence; bills of costs; jury lists; judgments; notices; statements of account; motions; bonds; speakers’ certificates; indentures; agreements; receipts of sale; complaints; notices of intention; mortgages; requests; wills; and subpoenas. As a whole, they are indicative of the development of civil and criminal law in the region at the time, closely reflecting British standards and precedence. Differences did develop, however, as circumstances required.

It is important to note that the time period represented in these cases includes years before and after the colonies were converged on August 6th, 1866. Before the unification, the Colony of Vancouver Island and the Colony of British Columbia were separate entities in which civil suits at the local level were a vital part of the decentralized colonial government. Initially, the mainland was governed from New Westminster, but once they were merged into the new Colony of British Columbia, governance took place in Victoria on Vancouver Island.

BRITISH COLUMBIA. V. [Coat of arms A] R. PROCLAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY, JAMES DOUGLAS, COMPANION OF THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF THE BATH, GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED UNDER THE PUBLIC SEAL OF THE SAID COLONY, AT VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND, THIS TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE, AND THE TWENTY-THIRD YEAR OF HER MAJESTY’S REIGN, BY ME, JAMES DOUGLAS, [L.S.] BY COMMAND OF HIS EXCELLENCY, WILLIAM A.G. YOUNG, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Rates of duties from or to New Westminster, as of Jan. 1860.

BRITISH COLUMBIA. V. [coat of arms A] R. PROCLAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY, JAMES DOUGLAS, GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. PROCLAMATION HAVING THE FORCE OF LAW IN HER MAJESTY’S COLONY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. ... ISSUED UNDER THE PUBLIC SEAL OF THE SAID COLONY, AT VICTORIA, THIS EIGHTH DAY OF JUNE, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE, IN THE TWENTY SECOND YEAR OF HER MAJESTY’S REIGN, BY ME, JAMES DOUGLAS. BY COMMAND, OF HIS EXCELLENCY, WILLIAM A.G. YOUNG, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Establishes the Supreme Court of Civil Justice under Judge Begbie.

COLONY OF VANCOUVER ISLAND. [coat of arms—narrowjAN ACTTO MAKE PROVISION FOR
HE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES RELATING THERETO. ... PASSED THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, OCTOBER 7TH 1859. JOSEPH PORTER, CLERK OF THE HOUSE.

BRITISH COLUMBIA. V. [Coat of arms A] R. PROCLAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY, JAMES DOUGLAS, COMPANION OF THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF THE BATH, GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, VICE ADMIRAL OF THE SAME, &C., &C. ... THIS ACT MAY BE CITED FOR ALL PURPOSES AS THE “BRITISH COLUMBIA JOINT STOCK COMPANIES’ ACT, 1859.” ISSUED UNDER THE PUBLIC SEAL OF THE SAID COLONY, AT VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND, THIS TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE, AND THE TWENTY-THIRD YEAR OF HER MAJESTY’S REIGN, BY ME, JAMES DOUGLAS, [L.S.] BY COMMAND OF HIS EXCELLENCY, WILLIAM A.G. YOUNG, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

File consists of nine documents: Withdrawal of Suit; Order for Writ of Injunction; (2) Affidavit of Steinberger; Order, (2) Affidavit of Monaghan; Notice of Motion; Bill of Complaint. Defendant is indebted to the Plaintiff for 272 pounds sterling for a lot purchased that the Plaintiff purchased from him in Victoria. Upon purchasing the lot, the Plaintiff hired Monaghan to remove the brewing utensils belonging to the Plaintiffs company, "Victoria Brewery" from the other Defendants' location where he was previously a tenant, and move them to his newly purchased lot. However, when the Plaintiff applied for the conveyance of the lot, the Defendant could not produce such because he had actually executed it to the other Defendant. The two Defendants were in collaboration to prevent and injure the business of the Plaintiff and to prevent the erection of a brewery on the said lot.

File consists of eight documents: Amended Notice of Motion; Rule and Abstract of the Court; Rule of Court Nisi; Order of the Court;
Affidavit of Cary; Notice to Defendants; Acknowledgment; Affidavit of Service of Notice of Motion. Defendants are indebted to the Plaintiff for 500 pounds

BRITISH COLUMBIA. V. [Coat of arms A] R. PROCLAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES DOUGLAS, COMPANION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH, GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. ... ISSUED UNDER THE PUBLIC SEAL OF THE COLONY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, AT VICTORIA, VANCOUVER’S ISLAND, THIS FOURTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE,, IN THE TWENTY-SECOND YEAR OF HER MAJESTY’S REIGN, BY ME, JAMES DOUGLAS. [L.SJ BY HIS EXCELLENCY’S COMMAND, WILLIAM A.G. YOUNG, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Declares all lands, including mines, belong to the Crown.

V. [coat of arms A] R. BRITISH COLUMBIA. PROCLAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY, JAMES DOUGLAS, COMPANION OF THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF THE BATH, GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. ... ISSUED UNDER THE PUBLIC SEAL OF THE SAID COLONY, AT VICTORIA, THIS 2d DAY OF JUNE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE, IN THE TWENTY-SECOND YEAR OF HER MAJESTY’S REIGN, BY ME, JAMES DOUGLAS, [L.S.] BY COMMAND, OF HIS EXCELLENCY’S WILLIAM A.G. YOUNG, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

“The Oaths Act, 1859.”

V. [coat of arms AIR. BRITISH COLUMBIA. PROCLAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY, JAMES DOUGLAS, COMPANION OF THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF BATH, GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. PROCLAMATION HAVING THE FORCE OF LAW IN HER MAJESTY’S COLONY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. ... ISSUED UNDER THE PUBLIC SEAL OF THE COLONY, OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, AT VICTORIA, VANCOUVER’S ISLAND, THIS 25TH DAY OF JUNE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE, IN THE TWENTY-SECOND YEAR OF HER MAJESTY’S REIGN, BY ME, JAMES DOUGLAS, [L.S.]. BY COMMAND OF HIS EXCELLENCY, WILLIAM A.G. YOUNG, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Changes some details of the proclamation in item 13-16.

File contains: Affidavit of T. Donahue; Order of Court. The plaintiff is filing for a dissolution of the partnership between himself and the Defendant and for a final accounting and settlement of all affairs of the said co-partnership.

File contains: Order to Sheriff; Pleas of Not Guilty and Not Possessed; Deposition of W. Gilbert; Deposition of S. Manson. The defendants are charged with taking and unjustly detaining 24,000 feet of assorted lumber from the Plaintiff.

File contains: (2) Writ of Caprias; Injunction; Affidavit of the Defendant; (2) Affidavit of J. Copland; Judges Order; Order of Court; Summons to Show Cause; Affidavit of D. Green; and Order of Court for Caprias. The defendant owes money to the Plaintiff as balance on an account stated between them for $148.72 U.S. Copland believes that Wright is about to quit the jurisdiction of the court and therefore asks that he be apprehended and held to bail.

File contains: Affidavit of Johnson. The plaintiff had obtained a confession form the Defendant for the sum of 229 pounds, 3 shillings and 4 pence debt and damages. Defendant now states that at the time of his confession he did so ignorantly and without legal advice and he asks that his case be re-evaluated.

V. [Coat of arms A] R. VANCOUVER ISLAND COLONY. AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE REPRESENTATION OF VANCOUVER ISLAND AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. … QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS. 1. EVERY MALE BRITISH COLUMBIA SUBJECT OF FULL AGE, WHO SHALL HAVE RESIDED IN VANCOUVER ISLAND OR ITS DEPENDENCIES FOR A SPACE OF FOUR CALENDAR MONTHS,… PASSED THE COUNCIL, NOV. 3RD, 1859. EDWARD CRIDGE HON. SEC. TO THE COUNCIL.

File consists of one document: Plaintiffs Receipt for Debt and Costs. The Plaintiff has received one pound, three shillings sterling, being the amount of debt and costs due to him

[Coat of arms A] PROCLAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES DOUGLAS, GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. PROCLAMATION HAVING THE FORCE OF LAW IN HER MAJESTY’S COLONY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. ... ISSUED UNDER THE PUBLIC SEAL OF THE SAID COLONY, AT VICTORIA, VANCOUVER’S ISLAND, THIS 8TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1859, IN THE TWENTY-SECOND YEAR OF HER MAJESTY’S REIGN, BY ME ,JAMES DOUGLAS, [L.S.] BY HIS EXCELLENCY’S COMMAND, WILLIAM A.G. YOUNG, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

The Schedule Referred to in the Foregoing of duties payable by miners, traders, etc.

BRITISH COLUMBIA. V. [Coat of arms A] R. PROCLAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES DOUGLAS, COMPANION OF THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF THE BATH, GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. ... ISSUED UNDER THE PUBLIC SEAL OF THE SAID COLONY, AT VICTORIA, THIS 5TK DAY OF MARCH, 1859, IN THE TWENTY-SECOND YEAR OF HER MAJESTY’S REIGN, BY ME, JAMES DOUGLAS. BY HIS EXCELLENCY’S COMMAND, WILLIAM A.G. YOUNG, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Provides rules for entry into Colony of BC for small boats.

BRITISH COLUMBIA. [Coat of arms A] PROCLAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES DOUGLAS, COMPANION OF THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF THE BATH, GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. ... ISSUED UNDER THE PUBLIC SEAL OF THE SAID COLONY, AT VICTORIA, THIS 14TH DAY OF MAY, 1859, IN THE TWENTY-SECOND YEAR OF HER MAJESTY’S REIGN, BY ME, JAMES DOUGLAS. IL.S.] BY HIS EXCELLENCY’S COMMAND. WILLIAM A.G. YOUNG, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Running title, The AIiens’ Act.

V. [Coat of arms A] R. BRITISH COLUMBIA. PROCLAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY, JAMES DOUGLAS, COMPANION OF THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF THE BATH, GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. ... ISSUED UNDER THE PUBLIC SEAL OF THE SAID COLONY, AT VICTORIA, THIS 18TH DAY OF MAY, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE, IN THE TWENTY-SECOND YEAR OF HER MAJESTY’S REIGN, BY ME, JAMES DOUGLAS, [L.S.] BY HIS EXCELLENCY’S COMMAND, WILLIAM A.G. YOUNG, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

“The Oaths Act, 1859.”

V. [Coat of arms A] R. BRITISH COLUMBIA. PROCLAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY, JAMES DOUGLAS, COMPANION OF THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF BATH, GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. PROCLAMATION HAVING THE FORCE OF LAW IN HER MAJESTY’S COLONY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. ... ISSUED UNDER THE PUBLIC SEAL OF THE SAID COLONY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THIS 15TH DAY OF JUNE, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE, AT LANGLEY, IN THE SAID COLONY. JAMES DOUGLAS, [L.S.]. BY COMMAND OF HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM A.G. YOUNG, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

BRITISH COLUMBIA. V. [coat of arms A] R. PROCLAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY, JAMES DOUGLAS, COMPANION OF THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF BATH, GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN CHIEF OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, VICE ADMIRAL OF THE SAME &C. WHEREAS, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN HAS BEEN GRACIOUSLY PLEASED TO DECIDE THATTHE CAPITAL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA SHALL BE STYLED THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER; NOW THEREFORE, I, JAMES DOUGLAS, DO HEREBY DECLARE AND PROCLAIM THAT THE TOWN HERETOFOR CALL AND KNOWN AS QUEENSBOROUGH, AND SOMETIMES AS QUEENBOROUGH, IN THE COLONY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, SHALL HENCEFORTH BE CALLED AND KNOWN AS NEW WESTMINSTER AND SHALL BE SO DESCRIBED IN ALL LEGAL PROCESSES AND LEGAL DOCUMENTS. ISSUED UNDER THE PUBLIC SEAL OF THE SAID COLONY, AT VICTORIA, VANCOUVER’S ISLAND, THIS TWENTIETH DAY OF JULY, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE, IN THE TWENTY-THIRD YEAR OF HER MAJESTY’S REIGN. JAMES DOUGLAS. BY COMMAND OF HIS EXCELLENCY, WILLIAM A.G. YOUNG, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Establishes the name of New Westminster.

Writ. Plaintiff claims that the Defendant is greatly indebted to him and he believes that the Defendant is about to go into "parts beyond the seas" and the Plaintiff asks that he be apprehended and held to bail.

File contains: Summons. Edgar is summoned to appear and serve as a juror in the Supreme Court.

File contains: Notice of Motion; Order; Agreement to Close Evidence; Affidavit of J. Hart; Notice of Motion to Dissolve Injunction; Order of Court for Writ of Injunction; Order; Replication; Affidavit of B. Moses; Notice; (2) In Equity; and Affidavit of D. Green. Legal matters, case material is unclear.

Invoice of Goods Sold; (2) Receipt for $20; Receipt for $50; Receipt for $275; Receipt for cigars, $61; Memorandum Agreement; Affidavit of T. Trounce; and Appointment of C. Verheyden. Case is regarding the settlement of the estate of A. Kaindler.

File consists of one document: Affidavit of W. Culverwell. Defendant is about to leave the colony to avoid his debts and is selling out of his partnership in "Mack and Co.", refusing to give security for the liabilities contracted while in the partnership.

File consists of 5 documents: Affidavit of G.H. Cary; Affidavit of C.B. Young; Rule Discharged; Statement of W.M. Drake; Notice of Intent to Appeal. It is ruled that Mr. Young is not allowed to vote in Victoria. G.H. Cary has claimed that Mr. Young was a pawnbroker in San Francisco. Young objects to all of this, claiming he was born in England and has never taken the oath of allegiance in any foreign state.

No. of Plaint – 330

Summons; Invoice for £10.8.4

• Wight is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £11.3.2. The amount due is for money „had and received‟ by the Defendant.

No. of Plaint – 279
No. of Execution – 24
Warrant

• Carswell had recovered a judgment for £48.13.1 from the Defendant. The Defendant had not paid the total amount of debt and costs owed to the Plaintiff and the court by the assigned date and therefore the Warrant authorizes the sale of the Defendant‟s goods and chattels to cover the debt. The note on the warrant from the Court Bailiff indicates that the goods and chattels of King have been sold and the amount owed has been paid to the Registrar of the Court.

No. of Plaint – 285

Summons; Invoice for £3.6.8

• Engel is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £3.12.

No of Paint – 289

Summons; Invoice for £2.3.9

• Golding is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £2.7.9. The amount is due for various goods sold to the defendant by the Plaintiff.

No. of Plaint – 290

Summons; Invoice for £12.10

• Steinberger & Co. have been summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £13.7.6. The amount is due for one month of work performed by fisher at the rate of $60 per month.

No. of Plaint – 291

Summons; Invoice for £36.16.8

• Moses is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £38.6.4. The amount is the outstanding debt owed to the Plaintiff for labour, materials and erecting a building on Yates Street.

No. of Plaint – 293

Summons; Invoice for £4.18.11

• Jones is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £5.5.0. The amount is due for various goods that were sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

No. of Plaint – 302

Summons; Invoice for £32.8.11

• Nias is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £33.17.11. The amount is due for goods sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

No. of Plaint – 320

Summons; Invoice
Summons; Invoice for £1.5

• Lee is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £1.7.10. The amount is due for a blue frockcoat sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE WORKING OF GOLD MINES. [thin double rule] ISSUED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE GOLD FIELDS ACT, 1859. [same rule] ... {L.S.} ISSUED UNDER THE PUBLIC SEAL OF THE COLONY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, AT VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND, THIS SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY, AND IN THE TWENTY-THIRD YEAR OF HER MAJESTY’S REIGN, BY ME, JAMES DOUGLAS. BY HIS EXCELLENCY’S COMMAND, WILLIAM A.G. YOUNG, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.

BRITISH COLUMBIA. V. [Royal coat of arms A] R. PROCLAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY, JAMES DOUGLAS, COMPANION OF THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF THE BATH, GOVERNOR AND
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND ITS DEPENDENCIES, VICE ADMIRAL OF THE SAME, &C., &C. ... ISSUED UNDER THE PUBLIC SEAL OF THE SAID COLONY, AT VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND, THIS TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY, IN THE TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR OF HER MAJESTY’S REIGN, BY ME, JAMES DOUGLAS [L.S.] BY HIS EXCELLENCY’S COMMAND. WILLIAM A.G. YOUNG, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. ... [schedule of goods and duties]GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

The Customs Amendment Act, uniform printing with other coat of arms A types.

[Royal coat of arms, small} AN ACT FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF FIRE COMPANIES OF VICTORIA. ... RECEIVED MY ASSENT, 28TH AUGUST, 1860. JAMES DOUGLAS, GOVERNOR.

Fireman’s Protection Act.

[Royal coat of arms, small] AN ACT FOR BETTER PROHIBITING THE SALE OR GIFT OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS TO THE INDIANS. ... RECEIVED MY ASSENT, 2nd NOVEMBER, 1860. JAMES DOUGLAS, GOVERNOR.

Repeals the 1854 Act of Council and sets forth new definitions and fines. Indian Liquor Act.

BRITISH COLUMBIA. [royal seal Bi] PROCLAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES DOUGLAS, COMPANION OF THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF THE BATH, GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES, VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE SAME, &C., &C. ... {L.S.} ISSUED UNDER THE PUBLIC SEAL OF THE SAID COLONY, AT VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND, THIS TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY, AND IN THE TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR OF HER MAJESTY’S REIGN, BY ME, JAMES DOUGLAS. BY HIS EXCELLENCY’S COMMAND. WILLIAM A.G. YOUNG, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Southern Boundary Act, 1860.

File contains: Affidavit of M.W. Drake; Order of Court for Writ of Injunction. Both the Plaintiff and the Defendant are out of the jurisdiction of the court and the statements outlined in the Bill of Complaint have not been verified by any Affidavit of the Plaintiff, nor does it state in the said bill that the Defendant is liable for any debt.

File contains: (2) Writ of Caprias. Notice to the Sheriff to apprehend the Defendant and take him into custody and hold him to bail.

File contains: Order; Order of Judge to Ascertain Damages; (2) bill of Costs of the Plaintiff; Certificate of No Defense filed; Summons; Affidavit of Drake; Registrars Certificate of Amount for Final Judgment; and Affidavit of Service. The Plaintiffs complain that the Defendants are indebted to them for 1280 pounds, 13 shillings and 8 pence for money payable by the Defendants converted to their own use and wrongfully deprived the Plaintiff of the use and possession of one of the Plaintiffs' goods, being 301 casks of flour, 50 sacks of barley, and 10 cases of sherry.