Monday 8th 1856

Merry Child & Co   }  Means
     vs            }  Debt
L.B. OSteen        }  Edwards
                  And now on this day came the
parties by their respective attourneys and the 
defendant Saying nothing in bar or preclusion 
of the plaintiff said action here of against him
it is ordered by the Court that the plaintiff do 
have his judgement by default for want of a 
plea and that the Clerk do assess the damages
Whereupon the Clerk having assessed the damages 
at One hundred and seventeen dollars and Sixty five 
cents it is further 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 $117.65/100       dollars and 
     cents for his damages together with 
his costs in his behalf expended taxed at 
   Five    dollars and Sixty five cents and 
the defendant in mercy &c



Jas A. Stewart           }          Means
for use of Wm Way        }
        vs               }  Asst
John H. Cosby R.A. Child }          Edwards
& John G. Polhill        }
                       And now on this day came 
the parties by their respective attourneys and 
the defendant Saying nothing in bar or pre-
-clusion of the plaintiffs Said action here
of against him it is ordered by the Court that 
the plaintiff do have his judgement by default 
for want of a plea and that the Clerk do 
assess the damages Whereupon the Clerk 
having assessed the damages at One hundred
& fourteen dollars and twenty three cents it 
is further 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 & fourteen dollars and 
twenty three cents for his damages together 
with his costs in his behalf expended taxed 
at Eight ----- dollars and thirty five 
cents and the defendant in mercy &c