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City,

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1905,

of the

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and ackno~,vledged

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said

levied
the

Elizabeth
of tneir

use

should

or

respective

said

appear

without

E. Crawn ha.th

Court

pursuant

to

so.ir'l Court
if

the

the

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the

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part
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consi&lt;'ier.

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130th

l'orth
Court

the

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then

Court

at the

they

in

said

Court-house,

the

Blia.s

said
said
or recorld;
E.C awn

app'::ln.r before
1906,to

ex&amp;cutioIL

recognize.nee;

this

next

nnd not

before

nally

ann there

1md there

yeA.r Jf t.he C'ommon•eal th.

said

have

then

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day of ,January
not

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accused.

appearance

shall

then

be

rl.ay of

reaogniza.:i:ice

20th

sum of $500. to

E'li

pars

the

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al

perso1

to the

sum of' ;;·500.

sairt

he stood

sa rt Court,

Commonwealth

said

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day of'

s.r~cl tenements

the

D. Crawn that

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like

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that

the Commonwealth

them for

the

defendants

were informed

by,said

fore

the

relying

by the

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did

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this
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sel

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information,did

and surren

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this

his

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for

his

to pay.

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not

appear

that

at

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here

cost

they

bents

efen

15th.

day

would be

as afore-said,and

these

them.

in not

so appear

proceedings

on

this

Upon

informa-

to the Court-house,enployed

no possible

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ap,Jear

se

in default

and is now ready

of this

they

they

on thee

appearance

against

once

should

any proceedings

Craun,was

taken

·because

they would be noti-

~raun

at any terr.:i of Court

trial.
the

Elias

against

recogni7,anace

by some one that

him-self

appearance

said

11

aware

Come and say

recognizana.e

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of their

Craun,came

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and willing

were net

were being

~lias

into

oc ing

of

Attorney

not have execution

in said

defendant

they were informed

said

forth

them in default

not know that

should

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this

curt

by their

entered

Justice

of January,1906,and
taken

of Virginia

sum of money, set

say when these

fied

defendants

and willing

ar'.' readyil

to give

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damage has

proceeding

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