Category Archives: Court Records

Correspondence, Inquiries, Sheriff Sales, etc.

Court General Sessions

Scribbler containing Digby Court General Sessions; includes list of Pedlars List, 1838; Petit Jurors Lists for July Term 1838; List of Constables July Term 1838

Date: July 1833 – July 1838

Accession Number: 2004.42.23.1

Location; Archival Closet; Archival Box Labelled “Misc. Records #4”

Assessment of School House – Town Plot, Digby

Assessment of School House – Town Plot, Digby
Letter requesting a Special Session in order to examine grievances over assessment of School House.

To R.C.C. Fanning, R.K. Timpany, [section missing] Donnegan, J.W. Wright, Esquires [section missing]
Justices of the County Digby

This letter carries many signatures from Towns people

Date: March 10, 1862

Accession Number: 2000.42.20

Location: Archival Closet; Archival box labelled “Misc. Records #4”.

 

List of Grand Jurors December Term

List of Grand Jurors December Term [corner with date is missing]

John Robinson, Esq., Samuel Dousette, Esq., James E. Payson Charles Billevau, Charles James, James McKenna, Joseph Comeau, Charles James, Esq., William Burnham, Nathan Seily, John Everett, Edward K. Timpany, Charles R. Crowly, Jesse K. Warne, Thomas Seiley, George Armstrong, George Johnson, Alpheus James, Daniel Dakin, Charles McDormand, Morris Taylor, Lewis Smith, John McNeill, Leonard McCormick, James Rice and William Farnham.

Accession Number: 2000.42.19

Location: Archival Closet; Archival box labelled “Misc. Records #4”.

Grand Jury December Term 1837

Grand Jury December Term 1837

John Robinson, Samuel Dousette, James E. Payson, Charles James, James McKinna, Joseph Commeau, Nathan Seiley, John Everette, Charles R Crawly, Leonard McCormick, Thomas Seiley, Jesse K. Warne, George Armstrong, Alpheus James, Daniel Dakin, Charles McDormand, John McNeill, William Farnham, Edward K. Timpany and Lewis Smith.

Accession Number: 2000.42.18

Location: Archival Closet; Archival box labelled “Misc. Records #4”.

Letter of Oath: G. Douglas Campbell & George S. Blackadar

Hand written Letter of Oath G. Douglas Campbell, Plaintiff and George S. Blackadar, Defendant.  G. Douglas Campbell, Merchant of Weymouth, requesting money owed by George S. Blackadar.
Sworn to at Weymout in the County of Digby before Charles McC. Campbell, a Commission of the County & Supreme Court for the County of Digby.

Date: May 7, 1889

Accession Number: 2000.42.16

Location: Archival Closet; Archival box labelled “Misc Records #4”.

County Court: G. Douglas Campbell and George S. Blackadar

In the County Court between G. Douglas Campbell, Plaintiff and George S. Blackadar, Defendant.
We Command you to attache the Goods and Chattles of the Estate of George S. Blackadar late of Weymouth in the County of Digby absent or absconding debtor to the value of forty seven dollars & forty cent and costs to respond the Judgement which may be obtained by S. Douglas Campbell.

Date: May 7, 1887

Accession Number: 2000.42.11

Location: Archival Closet; Archival box labelled “Misc. Records #4”