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Who are the people involved in that court document?
After I posted this, I realized I should have explained the document. It is the record of judgment against Rush Sloane in a suit by a slave owner who alleged that Sloane improperly allowed the slave to go free. A transcript:
Receipt of judgment and costs in slave suits in U.S. Court of Ohio, July 8, 1856. (See Firelands Pioneer, New Series, Vol. V page 49).
Louis F. Weimer U. S. Dist. Court
vs. District of Ohio
Rush R. Sloane in debt.
October Term, 1854.
Judgment for the Plaintiff
for $3000 & costs.
Recd July 8th, 1856, of Rush R. Sloane
the above Defendant a receipt of Louis
F. Weimer, the above Plaintiff
bearing date Dec. 14th, 1854, for three thousand
dollars acknowledging full satisfaction
of the above judgment, except the costs-
Also receipt of L.F. Weimer, Sr. per
Joseph Doniphan Atty for eighty five dollars
the amount of Plaintiff's witness fees in
said case- Also certificates of Defend-
ant's witnesses in above case for one
hundred and sixty two dollars. Also
twenty dollars in money, the Attorney's docket
fees attached- which, with the Clerk and
Marshals fees heretofore paid is in full
of the costs in said case.
(signed) Wm. Miner, Clerk
Interesting article. Where else could anyone get that kind of information in such a perfect way of presentation.
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