Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-03-17
state OF Maine.

Hancock, $50 the several Sherifs of our
Counties Of Hancock, penobscot, York, Cum
berlanl, Lincoln, Kenncbec, 0xfsrd, Somerset
Washington, Waldo, Piscrtaquis, Franklin
ArooStook, Anlroscog sin, sa gadahoc and Knox,
Oh either OF their Deputies, GREETISG:
~ We command you TO attach the Goods
u. :. or Estto of Eleazcr Hathaway, BENZ.
stamp, +. Buckm,n, Isaac Carleton and James
{ 50, Curtis all OF Columbia Falls in said
! 4. Ms. County of Washington, and John D.
: Julyl3 } Gage of Addison, in said County Of
(nsGi. Washington, and Henry Kendall OF
Wv Boston in the County of Suffolk and
~ Commonwealth of Massachusetts,, to
{, the value of six hundred dollars, and
summon the said defendants (f they
my be found in your precinct,) to
appear before ur Justices of the supreme Ju
dc.l Court next to be holden in Ellsworth, with
in and for ar County of Hancock on the fourth
Tuesday of October next, then and there in eur
said Court to answer unto George w. Tracy and
Andrew c, Gerrsh Of Gouldsboro' in said County
of Hancock, Leonard b. Tracy Of Passport in said
County of Washington, Joseph C. Stevens of Bes-
ton in tho County of Suffolk and Commonwealth
Of Massachusetts,, &. I. Gerrish of New York in
the County and State of New York. and ]. S.
Tucker Of Philadelphia in the County OF Phila
delphia, aud State of PENNSYLVANIA. In a plea of
the for that the plaintiffs at Staten Island in
the State Of New York on the thirtie.h day of
December l663, owned and was possessed of
certain Bark, called Champion, of the burthcn OF
two hundred and fifty tons, whereof Leonard b.
Tracy was the MASTER which wac then and there
lying at anchor for the purpose Of harbor. and
the said defendants then and there owned and
possessed certain schooner called NJ 5. Hatha-
way, whereof one Eleazer hathaway was then
master sailing at said staten Island; and the said
tleazer Hathaway the servant of said defendants
in that behalf, then and there had the manage
agement of said schooner owned by said defend.
ants. Yet the said defendants by their said SER
want so negligently nayisated their said schooner
that she by the negligence Of the said defendants
said servant, with great force struck against the
said bark, Champion. then at anchor as afore
said, and go damaged her that the bowsprit, cat
head, br eak rail, bulwarks top timbers, shrouds,
jib boom, guys and anchor, and other valuable
appurtcnances belonging and then attached to
said bark, were then and there by said collision
wholly lost, or greatly damaged, ard the said
bark, her spars, rigging, and appurtcnances were
then and there so damaged that great delay WIS
necessary to have proper repair of said damage,
all to the damage Of said plaintiffs in the sum of
six hundred dollars; yet though often requested
the said defendants have not paid said SUN but
neglect SO to do, to the damage Of said plaintiffs
Gas they say) the SUM of six hundred dollars
which shall then-and there be made to appear
with other due damages. And have you there
this writ with your doings therein.
Witness, John Appleton, Esquire, at Elsw ,rth
this thirteenth day Of July in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
p. " .SERRf, Clerk.