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Sheriff

of Rockingham.

County.

The following list of perwns of the Oou,ntu of 1-lvclcinJ!ham, l'esicling' remote from
the place where the off'ence i chm·g·erl to hnve been co111,n1,ittecl,wul in other respects
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�OFVIRGI IA.
I THENAMEOFTHECOMMON-~VEALTH
TOTHESHERIFFOFROCKINGHAM
COUNTY--GREETLNG:
You are hereby commaruleil

to Sl&amp;mmonff":v-._(lA.,tf

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Roclcin_ghctrn, to be taken from a list fnrnigJierl hy the J,1,dje of the County Conrt of .Rock

,

ingham,,

residing

reniote from., the plrlce where the off'ence is cluirjed

ted, and qludifiecl in all other res71N·ts, tn serne r1s ,fnron.
Col1,nty Cow•t of Rocking'lunn
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char_1ed with felony.
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��In the Nameof the Commonwealth
of Virginia·
To

the

Sheriff

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Cou11.ty---Greeti11g:

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to u,ppear before tl1e, J,ulgc of' /;he Cou,nlif! Coiirl of"Ror-l.;i nghrtm Conni!/,
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who stmuls c~nr5led witl,

Aw{, this ..fN
tl,is Writ.
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1
U,c penrtU11

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11ncl inrlirtetl jnr ..

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WitnessjJOSF,j-'ll

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of'£/()().

!for{ /111/'l'fl,rn ni1ff'tt1cl'C

::Ji/.NlESS/i,'RLEY, Ciak of om· srtirl C/!urf, 11/.Ilic l'rl/ll'l-1-follse,
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��In the: name: of the: Gommonwe:alth
To

the

of \)irginia,

Sheri~of

Rockin

ham

County--Greeting

101nmnnderZ to swnmo, fud✓.~~ i£lt 7~~~U.
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189 / , to testify and the trnth to sm1 on beh,alf' of'.. ......l..4,.,.€...

in a certain0mntter
. n.~l____
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of' contro~~ersy in oiir sairl Court, depencling and undetermined

fa~~cz:1~~u~:..... .._:
IJL. ~..

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.............

shall in no wise omit, uncler the penalty of £100.

.11.nrlt} is

there this Writ.Z!tness,
Hoiise, the ..

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JOS ...,p

rloy of ... ...

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between

Plaintiff;
Defendcint .

have then and

. :A1ES,SERLEY, Cleric of' ou,r said Coart, nt the Court-

~-~

.......

. 11&gt;91, nnrl in the 11

Conunonwenltli.

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yea;rofthe

��In the name

of the Gommonwe:alth
To

th.e

Sheriff

of \'.)irginia,
of Roe

cs:::ingbct

C9unty--Greeting:

to nppcn~2{fol'c the JLvlJ!e1,ff/1;!_ Conn,;u Cou,rt of R?akinJ1h,.,,,n Cuiinty,
tl1e

/2; ........
rlciy oftltc~tJ-fc:tt~/.!.#

NW/

L Cozirt ne.v 4, bein{ th;,,

, to testify ri11clthe tl'nth to sm1 on behalf of.'"

in rt, certr~i11.,m/cffer of Nmtrouersu
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nnd .....
.;Jnrl thi

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lltere this Writ.
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11•i,semnit, wuler the pennlty of' £100.

between
.

Plain ti ff;

........Defendant .
.;Jiul have then ruul

Witness,
,!{), 'EP[-f '. .~fE S'ERLEY, Clerk of' 01ir snirl Conrt, rt,bthe CoLirt,-rluyof'~/q{rt,qJ,4L-i

189/,

and in tlicll

h

ycwof'ilie

Commo111renllh.
Clerk.

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In the flame of the Gommonwealth
To

the

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m~

Sheriff

Yoii nre he1·eby c01nmanderl to sunimon

to appear ·efore the J udff./,of f/1R1
Count
the.

of Uirginia,

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da"
of the.:£-&lt;.~

Court of R'Jckingham
.Courl ne

18 9 ( , to testify nnd the t!rnth to sa11on behalf of.

there this Writ.
House, the/

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Witness, JOSEF
doy nf

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Coiint.11,

the Court- Hou

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SERLEY,
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ounty--Greeting:

~f R~ingham

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.

Clerk of our said Court, at the CourtUi9/,

Coninw,iwenlth.

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and in the

116 year of the

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�·==========================--In the name of the Gommonwealth
of
Count

Tini mY' lwrebu ram nuinded

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,:,vlerthe pmall y

Wi,tness, JOSEPH

'. .UES ERLEY,

of£100

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hn~::~
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Cl,erk of ow· snicl Cou,rt, nt the Cmirt-

,f

J:l.,,, dnunf,5,---e/t.-letttk~

Com 111omcenltl1.

between

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P/a,i,ntiff',

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r

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of contronersu i n,,,onr snirl Cou,rt, depending wul undetermined

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ilzere this Wri,t.

House, the.

to swnmon .. ~,,

--Greeting:

...189 /,

u.nrl in the 11

6

year of the

��:=======================---In the: name: of the: Gommonwe:alth of \)irgini
t4-

'rotheSheriffof

Ton are l,.,•,by oom.,nn,u),d lo '""""-0"
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County--Gre

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to nppenr uef'ore the Jidge of' thp 901intu Cou,7'tof' R?ckinghr,,m C:mnt!J, nt the Coiirt- Iloi se or1,,,
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the . -dny of the .....,._/(. l.£,t..t.y.,# ' .Cow·t ne •.;t, uein[1 thepL:l:;
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ofi.-1::1'4!.I t.~

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, tote tifiJ rincl the trnth to sm1 on uehnlf of

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in n ('Crtr,ii11,rnritter of controversy i.n ow· sn.irl Cozirt, depending

nnrl wuletenninerl

between

......Pl lli1iti fl,

......Defendant .
.;Jiul. hnve tlien nnrl

there this Writ.
Honse, the.

Witness, JOSEPHS

I~..

Commo,w·('nlth.

dau of'

.. ME 8ERLEY,

Clerk of' ow· snirl. CoLirt, nt the Court7SD

, and in the 11 {,

yen?' of tlie

~

Clerk.

��In th€ nam€ of th€ Gommoml\'.)€Olth of

i,n n ~n
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mul ..... .•. .U.

,lbul this.

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there this TVrit.
Honse, the

of controversy in op,r snirl Court, depenrling anrl undeter1ninecl between

........
Plainti jf;

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.............

sll(lll in no wise om,i,t, unrle1· the pennlty of £100.

" TVitness, JO

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day ofc

'EPH

t.f

'. MjfSSERLEY,

Uf,H,l-M.:J..

Defendant.

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Clerk of' ow· sairl Court, nt the Coiirt-

nwl ,

...................
....

Conunonwenlth.

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and in tl;e 11

&amp;

year of the

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L

Cleek

��==========================--eting:

prthe Co1intt1;Coiirt of' R?ckinglvun

to appear before the Jw7 !Je
the

£v

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.

day ofthedJ11-

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there this Writ.
IIonse, the//,-.
Conimonicenlth.

f1,z,..~
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Cozirt n ·t, bein[l tl!f{l,

18.&lt;J/ , to teslif'u rmcl the tl'l4h to sm1 on belw.lf' of.

,rind this

CJw1,t!I,,,;:fthe Cou11t-Jlql)•Seo,

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S. JIESSERLEY,

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slrnll in no ll'ise omit, unrler the pennltu of' £100.
Witness, JUSEPII

rlr,.y

Clerk of
... 1~9/

OtM'

.;liul have then arul

snirl Cou,rt, nt the Conrt/1 ,...

, and in tlie 11 &lt;o yeriroftl1e

I
Clerk.
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��In the Nameof the Commonwealth
of Virginia,

.q.;
...
ffL~H-1AU'.\.
..t1~c11!:!

to u,ppenr before the Jnrlge ojthe

tllie.

.

., . t
·n_gru,ns

mntlj Cow·l of' .ltockin_ghr/,/n

-;'ilny of the ,.1.~

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f
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.
t

fest'fi1

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..Cmirt nrxl;, being the

rwrl tl1e lrtiil,

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.

c/cnrped wit/1

orul indict,,cl

f,o SU!)

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~vho stnnds

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on

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in be/10 'J ,. tlir C11l!1mo1w·c((/tl,,

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for .. ~ .. ....

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Anll this ..•/4..1..Cj-.. shnU in no il'ise omit, nnrler Ute 7Je1utlt!J of £LU(,

this Writ.

1Yitness, JOS

the ..JS.~Znyof~

.

I

PH'

.~fESSERLEY,

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01,e,1.;of onr soirl
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1,e

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��==========================--of \jirginia,

In the: name: of the: Gommonwe:alth

in r~ni,n

;yu1,ttm' of controversu ~11'/}/1,r
sa,irl Cou,rt, rleperuhng and undetennin

d.!.Lf./!£hg
ua
anrl

f ~/( £,

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.

Pla inti//,

. Defendant.

slillll in no 11·iseomit, 11,nrlerthe pennltu of ..f..'100. .;JLUlluwe then nl1(l

there this Writ:,_. Witness. -~OSEI'H S1SSERLE1~
Jfouse, tlie

.

eel uetH:een

k

dny nf

Cler/.; of

tiVYu__':. ___
.._ 1/:JDI,

01u·

snirl Cou,rt, nt the Cou,rt-

11wl in tlie 11 ({

yenrofthe

Co11uno,ur·enllh.
Clerk.

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�Inthe Nameof theCommonwealth
of Virginia,
To

the

Sheriff

of l~ockingharri

Yoii nre hernby conunnnderl to 8ninmon.J../'J..

to a,ppen1' before the tftu-lge JI' the Cowz
the.

2. ~ ..··,lny

of thc

(l.-1--.i.
...}c/r,..,a.c.t,.-.

COlirl of' Jlockinghrun

1

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Cutint:y, at tlrn Cnnrt-Hnlige, on

Court nP.xt, being the ..... /

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'ouuty---Greeting:

f he

fo

.11.nclthis .. ?!..A':-....shrrUinnou·i,seomit,

w1.rlertltepenaltyof£lUO.

tlte ..

t..~ ...

dny offiv:v.Jt.&lt;..,.t.t~.L...

, J,,!J/

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n

/'or....

Witness. JOS.El-'H S .MESSER.LEY:

r/11!J of'

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who stands c')firped with ond indicted

this Writ.

J..~..... .

..

of ""'

,,,Ith

..
1/nd llfluctl1r11 rwrlt/1ere

Clct1..:.of ow· snirl Court, rrt the Cm,rt-Jlouse,
, rrnd in tlie 1

6 J, !Jem·oj'tl,e

011111101mw1lth.

��In the ameof theCommonwealth
of Virginia,

to npperu~~efore the Jzulge of' the County Cuurl of' J~or,kinghrnn Conntu, 11t t/1(' Court-Llnnsc, on

..

,.,L.,. . Cow·t ,,, xt, 1m;,ng
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t:w ..!:/;'~

ii ny of t/w

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.11.ndthis.

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this Writ.
ti, o.

fl

1-YPc&lt;.

f/,e

day of

. ..

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.;or
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···;,~ll&gt;·i;idi;,~~ll

.shall in no wise oinit,

n,der tlie penalty of£ l 00.

11

·witness, JO;:;Ef&gt;H ;:;_Jl1ESSE!lLEY,

l'.

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l,.,
a(&lt;

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t hc11 rulfl tl,n·e

Ciak of ow· snid Court, of; 17,c Court-House,

J.- 9 / , ,md in ti, e 1

t

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��Inthe Nameof theCommonwealth
of Virginia,
ting:

to a/?/?erirw,before tlw Ju,rl&amp;e of the Cnunt . Court of' HockinrJ/unn
Count .11,at t/1('r Coul't-llonse, on
_,,,
the _).;. ~- .... d iy of' the.
V.!f._ .t: .. .&lt;:-½. . .. Cou,rt npxt, bei,ng /;he ... /
ii" !I of'
~

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/.2a

agaiMt .

this Writ.
the ...

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gc,.
f ....

. .'.12-1.YfZ,,{(_

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a,,,0

1iJl'itness,JOSEPHS

k..~
___

tlay of'.?zvva.l.r.

to est~ruul
.. ""'-'

the lru,th /,osay in/;pl1alj'oj'tlieCommowrealtl1
. .. ... . . ...

. ...............

.

Jll[E::JSEHLEY, Cleik of onr srtid Court, of tl,p Cow·t-Jlonse,
_(.,t,_1.•...

,

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1t11din the 1

I}' ye11roftl1e

ommomrP11l//1.

.. _)mfl.4.,1_.4_1.,_
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��INTHE:-NAME
OFTHECOMMONWEALTH
OFVIRGINIA,

~~TJiz~::!!;}i!i]f

/e::;;_~:,o

to appear before the Jndge of the Cou-11ty9m1,rt of Roclci11gham, County, at the Court-House,

tl✓...~....clr,y nf' t/1e&amp;~
..~~LV!...M
....................
18 tj I,
on the ....

not be fined an
Court at the.

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.

at$hecl

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t, beinq th.J'....

t. s~1,owcause if any .. ................rnn, why':%~··-

day of

should

fnr .....f/.. :k1,.....contem,pt to us offererl, in fa,iling to attencl ~h~aid

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Term last, as a witness on behalf of.. ... .

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.dnd lwve then and there thi, Writ

fllii~~l;i,,;~tl
d!.
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JJJi~L
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________

Witness,

of our said Cmtrt, at the Court House, the ......

and in the 11/y th year of the Con,m~=ealt::.~

Clerk

day of. ..J'///7_'1£ad.
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