Scope and Contents This document, and the documents preceding and following (MSN/COL 2717-31 and 2717-33) relate to the case of George Brownell v. Thomas Brownell, heard by Bristol County justice of the peace Thomas Church at Little Compton on 9 February 1719/20. It is a memorandum recording a bond of recognizance entered by Brownell in the amount of £5, and a surety of £5 undertaken on Brownell's behalf by James Dyer, on condition that Brownell appear at the next sitting of the Court of General Sessions to...

Scope and Contents This document and the two preceding (MSN/COL 2717-31 and 2717-32) relate to the case of George Brownell v. Thomas Brownell, heard by Bristol County justice of the peace Thomas Church at Little Compton on 9 February 1719/20. This third document clarifies the nature of Brownell's allegedly "falce report." It is a memorandum recording a bond of recognizance entered by George Brownell, with Jonathan Read as surety, in the amount of £20 each, on condition that Brownell appear before the Court of...

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A document written and signed by Ebenezer Brewton, clerk, ordering the sheriff to summon John Hodges, John Skinner, and John Witherly, selectmen of Norton, to the next session of the Court of General Sessions to answer the complaint of Joseph Avery, Norton minister, alleging their failure to pay his salary; with endorsement of William Gallup, deputy sheriff. 

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A memorandum, written and signed by Thomas Church, Bristol County justice of the peace, registering the complaint of Martha Price, of Little Compton, alleging that her husband, John Price, had threatened to kill her. The document records that because John Price refused to give sureties for his appearance at the Court of General Sessions, Church ordered him held in custody until the next sitting of the court at Bristol. 

Scope and Contents A document written and signed by Thomas Church, Bristol County justice of the peace, directing the sheriff to arrest Benjamin Corry (Cory), Benjamin Brownell, Robert Lanworthy (Langworthy), all of Little Compton, and to bring them before a justice of the peace to answer a complaint alleging that they had injured a plow horse and killed a mare belonging to James Dyer. The document also directs the sheriff to summon Constant Church, Jonathan Smith, William Briggs, and Thomas Brownell as...

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A memorandum written and signed by Seth Williams, a Bristol County justice of the peace, recording a bond of recognizance entered by Mary Roshar, of Taunton, in the amount of £10, and John Roshar (Rosher) and Ebenezer Cob as sureties in the amount of £5 each, on condition that she appear before the Court of General Sessions to answer for her contempt of a summons, and to answer the original charge of fornication, for "having a Child born of Her body within Six months after Mariage."

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A document signed by John Perren or Perrin, petitioning the Bristol County Court of General Sessions to add time to the bond of indenture of Nathaniel Robinson, a twenty-year-old servant who escaped Perren's service, in order to defray costs, amounting to £11 10s, associated with affecting Robinson's return. 

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A document written and signed by Ebenezer Brenton, clerk, directing the sheriff to summon Timothy Holoway (Holloway) of Dighton to appear before the Bristol County Court of General Sessions to answer a presentment against him for failing to attend public worship. The endorsement on the reverse by Joseph Howland, deputy sheriff, indicates that Holoway could not be located. 

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A memorandum written and signed by Job Almy, Bristol County justice of the peace, recording a bond of recognizance entered by Mary Hix, of Dartmouth, as principal, and John Akins and Adam Hunt as sureties, in the amount of £5, on condition that Hix appear before the Court of General Sessions to appeal a 40s fine for keeping a shuffleboard in her house. 

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A document written and signed by Ebenezer Brenton, clerk, directing the sheriff to summon William Leonard of Norton to appear before the Bristol County Court of General Sessions to answer a grand jury presentment against him for failing to attend public worship and for public intoxication; with endorsement of John Barney, deputy sheriff. 

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A memorandum written and signed by Seth Williams, a Bristol County justice of the peace, recording a bond of recognizance entered by Cristifer Thrasher and his father John Thrasher, both of Taunton, in the amount of £5 each, on condition that Cristifer appear before the Court of General Sessions to answer a presentment against him for failing to attend public worship, and for contempt of an earlier summons. 

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A partly printed document written and signed by Ebenezer Brenton, clerk, directing the sheriff to attach the property of Constant Church, of Freetown, to the value of £30, to compel his appearance before the Bristol County Inferior Court of Common Pleas to answer the complaint of Thomas Creaghead, of White Clay Creek, Pennsylvania, for failure to pay a promissory note; with endorsement of Josiah Winslow, deputy sheriff. 

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A document written and signed by Ebenezer Brenton, clerk, directing the sheriff to summon Benanuel Bowers, of Swansea, to appear before the Bristol County Inferior Court of the Common Pleas to answer the complaint of Henry Bragg, of Bristol, for failure to pay a £19 debt; with endorsement of Charles Church, sheriff. 

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A partly printed document written and signed by Timothy Fales, clerk, directing the sheriff to attach the property of Squier Allen and Joseph Allen to the value of £15, to compel their appearance before the Bristol Count Inferior Court of the Common Pleas to answer for an unpaid debt of £14 8s to Joseph Barney, of Rehoboth; with endorsement of Daniell Hunt, deputy sheriff. 

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A partly printed document written and signed by Timothy Fales, clerk, directing the sheriff to attach the property of Thomas Homan, of Rehoboth, to the value of £6, to compel his appearance before the Bristol County Inferior Court of the Common Pleas to answer the complaint of Nathaniel Cooper, for an unpaid debt of £2 16s; with endorsement of Daniell Hunt, deputy sheriff. 

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A memorandum written and signed by George Leonard, a Bristol County justice of the peace, recording a bond of recognizance entered by Anna Cobb alias Scoley, of Norton, in the amount of £10, with Grover Scoley and Samuel Holmes as sureties in the amount of £10, on condition of her appearance before the Court of General Sessions to answer a charge of fornication. 

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A partly printed document written and signed by Timothy Fales, clerk, directing the sheriff to attach the property of Samuel Clark, of Middleborough (Plymouth County), to the value of £25, to compel his appearance before the Bristol Count Inferior Court of the Common Pleas to answer the complaint of Seth Pope, of Dartmouth, for an unpaid debt of £18 5s 2p; with endorsement of John Briggs, deputy sheriff. 

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A memorandum written and signed by George Leonard, a Bristol County justice of the peace, recording a bond of recognizance entered by Jonathan Linkon, Daniell Braman, and William Leonard, all of Norton, in the amount of £5 each, on condition of their appearance before the Court of General Sessions to give evidence regarding a charge of public drunkenness against John Briggs. 

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This memorandum and the one following (MSN/COL 2717-51) relate to the case of Elizebeth Easton, a single woman living in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Dated 17 September 1728, and written and signed by Bristol County justice Samuel Willis, it records Easton's complaint alleging that Wing Spooner, also of Dartmouth, is the father of her bastard child. 

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This memorandum and the one preceding (MSN/COL 2717-50) relate to the case of Elizebeth Easton, a single woman living in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Dated 8 November 1729, it records a bond of recognizance entered by Easton in the amount of £20, with Nathaniel Shepherd and Daniel Spooner as sureties in the amount of £10 each, on condition that Easton appear before the Court of General Sessions to prosecute her complaint against Wing Spooner. 

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Both this document and the one following (MSN/COL 2717-53) relate to the case of John Tallman (Talman) v. Charles Joslyn (Joslin). This first document is a bill of costs offered by Tallman, of Tiverton, as evidence of a £6 debt owed him by Joslyn, of Dighton; it is dated 22 September 1728, and bears the endorsement of Timothy Fales, clerk, dated 23 June 1729. 

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Both this document and the one preceding (MSN/COL 2717-52) relate to the case of John Tallman (Talman) v. Charles Joslyn (Joslin). This second document is a partly printed writ of attachment in clerk Timothy Fales's hand, dated 20 June 1732. It directs the sheriff to attach Joslyn's property to the value of £12, to compel his appearance before the Bristol County Inferior Court of Common Pleas to answer for his debt. The verso bears the endorsement of Joshua Bailey, deputy sheriff. 

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A document written and signed by Benjamin Wilbore, Taunton town clerk, summoning Jeremiah Witherel of Taunton to appear before the Bristol County Inferior Court of Common Pleas to give evidence in the case of Richard Godfree v. Nathaniel Durham.

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A partly printed document written and signed by Timothy Fales, clerk, directing the sheriff to attach the property of William Creese, of Boston, to the value of £11, to compel his appearance before the Bristol County Inferior Court of the Common Pleas to answer to Joseph Chaplin for an unpaid debt of £5 12s 11p; with endorsement of Suffolk County sheriff Edward Winslow on the reverse, indicating that he took Creese into custody. 

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A partly printed document written and signed by Timothy Fales, clerk, directing the sheriff to attach the property of Joseph Jenkins, of Edgertown (Dukes County), to the value of £20 to compel his appearance before the Bristol County Inferior Court of the Common Pleas to answer for his failure to return a longboat valued at £10 to Newport, Rhode Island resident Nathaniel Potter; with endorsement on the reverse by John Allen, sheriff. 

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A partly printed document written and signed by Timothy Fales, clerk, directing the sheriff to attach the property of Thomas Turner, of Rochester (Plymouth County), to the value of £40, to compel his appearance before the Bristol County Inferior Court of Common Pleas to answer for his failure to pay plaintiff Daniel Lewis, of Newport, Rhode Island, for a hogshead of rum; with endorsement of Noah Sprague, Plymouth County deputy sheriff. 

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A partly printed document written and signed by Timothy Fales, clerk, directing the sheriff to recover the sum of £7 9s 2p plus fees from John Clap, of Rochester (Plymouth County, to satisfy a judgment at the Bristol County Inferior Court of Common Pleas in favor of Samuel Willis, for a debt of £3 17s 6p plus costs of suit and fees; with endorsements on the reverse by Willis and Edward Winslow, deputy sheriff, recording partial payments. 

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A document written and signed by Timothy Fales, clerk, directing the constables of Easton to convene a town meeting to select two men to serve as jurors at the next sessions of the Bristol County Court of General Sessions and Inferior Court of Common Pleas; with endorsement on the reverse by Thomas Randell, constable. 

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A document written and signed by Timothy Fales, clerk, directing the constables of Tiverton to convene a town meeting to select two men to serve as jurors at the next sessions of the Bristol County Court of General Sessions and Inferior Court of Common Pleas; with endorsements on the reverse by John Davenport and Chaplin Cook, constables.

Scope and Contents A document written and signed by Seth Williams, Bristol County justice of the peace, directing the sheriff to arrest William Akens and bring him before a justice on suspicion of entering the Taunton home of Samuel Williams, Jr., and stealing a spoon. The warrant also directs the sheriff to summon Williams to prosecute his complaint, as well as Noah Williams and Samuel White, to give evidence. White's endorsement, as deputy sheriff, appears on the reverse, where an addendum in Seth Williams's...