Monday December 8th 1856

Benjamin Ratcliff   }       Means
     vs             } assumpsit
John D. Hennis      }  
                       And now on this day came the
parties by their respective attorneys, and the defendant
saying nothing in bar or preclusion of the plain-
tiffs said action hereof against him, It is or-
dered by the Court that the said plaintiff do have his 
judgment by default, and that the Clerk do 
assess the damages, Whereupon the Clerk do
having assessed the damages at One hundred &
Seventy nine dollars and Seventy three cents It is fur-
ther ordered considered and adjudged by the 
Court, that the said plaintiff do have and 
recover of and from the said defendant the 
said Sum of One hundred & Seventy nine Dollars and 
Seventy three cents for his damages together with 
his costs in this behalf expended taxed at 
Five ------- Dollars and Seventy one  cents


George R. Fairbanks  }          Means
        vs           }  assumpsit
Albert G. Roberts    }          Edwards
                    And now on this day came 
the parties by their respective attorneys, and 
the plaintiff defdt saying nothing in bar or pre-
clusion of the plaintiffs said action hereof 
against him, It is ordered by the Court that 
the plaintiff do have his judgment 
by default and that the Clerk do assess the
damages, Whereupon the Clerk having assessed 
the damages at Seventy one dollars and 
nineteen cents, for his It is further ordered considered 
and adjudged by the Court, that the said plain
tiff do have and recover of and from the said 
defendant the said defendant the said sum 
of Seventy one Dollars and nineteen cents 
for his damages together with his costs in 
this behalf expended taxed at Five
 Dollars and Ninety five cents, and the de-
fendant in mercy &c