Notice of a writ of inquiry, 1774 December 13.

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Notice of a writ of inquiry, 1774 December 13.

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A notice sent to Thomas Merit, the defendant in the case, by Egbert Benson, the plaintiff in the case. The notice states that a writ of inquiry in the case will be executed at the house of Clear Everitt, innkeeper, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on January 5. The document refers to the Dutchess County Court of Common Pleas.

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American Periodical Series I

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Benson, Egbert, 1746-1833

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Egbert Benson (June 21, 1746 – August 24, 1833) was a slave owner, lawyer, jurist, politician, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States who represented New York State in the Continental Congress, Annapolis Convention, and the United States House of Representatives. He served as a member of the New York constitutional convention in 1788 which ratified the United States Constitution. He also served as the first attorney general of New York, chief justice of the New York Supreme Court, ...

Merit, Thomas, fl. 1774.

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Dutchess County (N.Y.) Court of Common Pleas.

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