Bowman v. Inhabitants of Wiscasset

Case of assumpsit against the defendants, by the plaintiff, the keeper of the public jail in this town. The declaration contained three counts. The two first were for blankets, beds, &c., procured by the plaintiff for the use of poor debtors in prison from July, 1812, to April, 1816. The third was for the amount of an order drawn by the selectmen upon the treasurer of Wiscasset. The defendants being defaulted, Bailey moved for judgment on aj the counts.