Monday Decr. 14th 1857

William P. Hodges     }     Edwards
use of himself and    }     Assumpsit
William M. Tunno      }
         vs           }      
James W. Earl         }    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 Judgment against the defendant by default, and 
that the Clerk do assess the damages Whereupon the 
Clerk having assessed the damages at 
dollars        cents, It is ordered considered and
adjudged by the Court that the plaintiff do have and recover 
of and from the defendant the said Sum of
               dollars                   cents
                      for his damages together with his cost in this 
behalf paid laid out and expended Taxed at
               dollars and             cents, and the 
defendant in mercy &c


Elias Earl
& William A. Parker - Copartners}  Bernard
        vs                      }    Assumpsit
David J. Riddaught              }  Bradford & McLin
                                
                                 And now on this day came the 
said parties by their respective attorney Jessie Bernard Esqr and the 
said defendant comes by his attorney and says nothing
but makes default and therefore the plaintiff prays Judge
ment for want of a plea and that the Clerk assess the
damages, and the Clerk having assessed the damages by
reason of the premises at Sum of Dollars Eighty two   and
fifty Eight cents, Therefore it is considered by the Court
that the said plaintiff do recover of the said defendant
the said Sum of Eighty two                        Dollars
and fifty Eight  cents so as aforesaid assessed against
him interest thereon untill paid with the further sum of       Dollars and
            cents for his cost in this behalf expended and
the said defendant in mercy &c