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Thomas Heyward, Jr. Partially Printed Document Signed dated: 24 May 1786, [Charleston, South Carolina]
A summons to all sheriffs of South Carolina to "attach the Body of James Stobo" and compel him to appear before the Court of Common Pleas in Charleston to answer the lawsuit of Robert Dillon and Amadeus Chiffette in a plea of trespass. Signed by Huger on verso.
One page, on laid paper with watermark with embossed paper seal over wax, W13" L8 1/2"

Provenance: Dr. & Mrs. C.G. Hopper, Jr. Collection

Other Notes: Thomas Heyward, Jr. (1746-1809) was South Carolina-born, American Founding Father, lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Continental Congress representing South Carolina and a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. In 1778, he presided over a trial of several who were tried for treason; they were convicted and executed in view of the British lines. In 1780, he was captured and imprisoned by the British during the Siege of Charleston.

Isaac Huger (1743-1797) signed as sheriff of Charleston District.

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