Pulaski County to wit:
To the Sheriff as Jailor of Pulaski County whereas James Hedge
who is in custody of the Sheriff of said County for Debt doth
petition to be discharged by virtue of the act of assembly for
the relief of insolvents debtors; these are therefore to require
you to bring of the said James Hedge before me or some other Justice
of the Peace for said County together with the cause of detention
and have there this precept given under my hand and seal this
17th day of July 1844.
J. A. Logan, Justice of the Peace
Persuant to the above precept I have the body of James Hedge,
he is in my custody and a ? received sales ?. Issued from the
Clerk's office of the County Court of Pulaski County in the name
of Reagen Vermillion for Samuel Capfa for $11.15 of interest from
the 12th day of June 1844, 30 at total costs: $162.
Samuel Early, D. P.
July 11th 1844
A schedule of the return of J(ames) H(edge) J. H.
A schedule of the estate of James Hedge, an insolvent debtor in
custory of the sheriff of Pulaski County to wit: Between twelve
and fourteen acres of Corn growing--about four acres of Buckwheat--growing--about
eight acres of oats growing--about half acre of Flax growing,
many acres garden growing--about ten bushels planted potatos--one
big horse--two small plows--2 pair gears--Hoosier--beds and bedding,
(inserted line: Bought at a sale ? ?) five cows, one matchlock
and one hoe. One sorrel mare subject to older ?, seven hogs, fourteen
head sheep, 4 head cattle and one in my possession and bought
by D. L. Howe at a former sale, and some three wheels, some chairs
and some barrels--one canoe--one wheat cradle, two old sickles,
(insert: one double tree), some shoemaker's tools, one table,
one cupboard and furniture which is everthing that I now recollect
of at this time and I reserve what the law allow my
Transcription by Jim Sulcer
April 07, 1999
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