Zelah Downer vs Calvin Carpenter & Chauncey Buell 1836–40 Vermont Trespass Case For Sale
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Zelah Downer vs Calvin Carpenter & Chauncey Buell 1836–40 Vermont Trespass Case:
$24.97
We combine shipping when buying multiple items.Zelah Downer vs Calvin Carpenter & Chauncey Buell — 1836–1840 Vermont Trespass Case, Chittenden County Court, Copy of Record
3 pages Approximately 8" by 12.5"
1841 Vermont Chittenden County Court — Auditor's Citation & ReportHine v. Mossie — Burlington, Vermont — March Term 1841
An exceptional piece of early American legal history — a complete, original auditor's citation and report from the Chittenden County Court, State of Vermont, dated 1841. This multi-section document records a civil action on book account between plaintiff Henry B. Hine (represented by attorney H. Leavenworth) and defendant Antoine Mossie (represented by J. Marsh & Wm. Parsons).
Document highlights:
- Court appoints William Weston as auditor to examine and adjust accounts between the parties
- Weston sworn in before Justice of the Peace Charles Russell, Burlington, August 10, 1841
- Auditor's report finds a balance due to the plaintiff of $57.95 (fifty-seven dollars and ninety-five cents); auditor's costs $1.00
- Service endorsement signed by Geo. A. Allen, Sheriff, dated July 17, 1841 — noting service by reading to the within-named parties; mileage and fees itemized (4 miles @ 24¢, 2 copies @ 12¢ = $0.36)
- Endorsed on verso: Case No. 85, March Term 1841; continued by agreement of parties to August 10, 1841; filed August 12, 1841, signed by W. Noble, Clerk
- Directed to the Sheriff of Chittenden County, naming Henry Boardman Jr. and Henry Blind of Burlington as additional parties of interest against Antoine Mope & Col. Teron in said county
Condition: Age-toned, original folds, fully legible throughout. Multiple ink signatures. A complete, intact legal document grouping — rare as a multi-section survival.
Provenance: Chittenden County, Vermont. Circa 1841.
Zelah Downer vs Calvin Carpenter & Chauncey Buell 1836–40 Vermont Trespass Case
$24.97
