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1841 Vermont Legal Document Chittenden Co WhittemoreSilas B Sibley Absconded VT:
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1 page approximately 8" by 5.5" another 8" by 12".
Original 1841 Chittenden County, Vermont Legal Document
Case: A. G. Whittemore v. Henry Thomas
Date: March & August Terms, 1841 (Sworn in May 1842)
Location: Chittenden County Court, Vermont
Up for sale is a fascinating piece of early 19th-century Vermont legal history. This original hand-inked manuscript details the certified travel distances and daily attendance fees for several witnesses called on behalf of the plaintiff, A. G. Whittemore.
Fascinating Historical Content:
Witnesses Listed: Timothy P. Phelps, Phelps Smith, Silas B. Sibley, Amos Brown, and Edward Smith (with recorded mileage and daily rates).
"Absconded" Note: The document features a compelling handwritten deposition at the bottom dated May 18, 1842, signed by A. G. Whittemore and sworn before W. Noble, Justice of the Peace. It states that witness Silas B. Sibley "has since absconded to Wisconsin as I verily believe."