Judicial docket, Western Shore, 1806-1807.

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Judicial docket, Western Shore, 1806-1807.

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Docket entries naming people whose property was to be attached (i.e., have a lien placed on the property) for failure to pay debts owed as the result of civil suits. Suits found in the Judgments, Western Shore series [MSA S0382]. Attachment orders found in the Judicials, Western Shore series [MSA S0387]. Arranged by case number.

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Maryland State Archives

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