Friday Oct 12th 1866
Joseph Lawton & Co   }    Bradfod & McLin
     vs              }
Alexander Matheson   }    Banks
                                  And now on this day 
came the parties by their respective attorneys and the 
defendant Saying nothing in bar or preclusion of the 
Plaintiffs right to recover On Motion of Plaintiffs 
attorney it is ordered that the Plaintiff do have 
his Judgement by default & that the Clerk do 
assess the damages Whereupon the Clerk having assess
the damages at
                Dollars &                      Cents it is 
ordered and considered and adjudged by the Court that the 
Plaintiff do have and recover off and from the 
defendant the Said Sum
                            Dollars &           Cents together 
with his Cost in behalf Expended taxed at
                                                Dollars &                
                          cents the defendant in Mercy &c