Declaration in Concern

In Government

Be it remembered, that heretofore,
to wit, on the 23rd. day of January 1826 the Plaintiff by her attorney
filed here in the clerks office of the ShelbyShelbyCircuit CourtCircuit Court her
declaration, Which is in these words to wit, "Shelby Circuit Ct
PollyPolly Ried, complains of DavidDavid Shipman, in Custody& of a
plea of Covenant, broken for that whereas the said defendt,
on the 19th day of April 1824. at the Circuit aforesaid by his
certain covenant, in writing signed. With the name and
sealed with the seal of the said defendant. Which is to the Court,
now here, sworn, the date whereof is the day 1 year last,as,.
promised to pay to the plaintiff Twelve, months after the
date of said covenant, Five, hundred & fifty Dollars in
Commonwealth, bank paper, and the Plaintiff owns that
the defendant hath not Kept, or, performed his Covenant,
but hath broken the same in this he did not. twelve,
months after the date of said writing declared on, pay to
the plff, said $ 250. in Commonwealth, bank paper Nor,
hath the said defendant in any manner whatever, paid &
discharged the same or any, part, thereof but the same to pay
the other by the plff requested, so to do, he, hath altogether failed
& refused to the Plaintiff damage $ 300. Wherefore, she sues,&c