Ferguson v. Harwood
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the Circuit Court for the district of Columbia, sitting at Washington, in an action of asoisumpsiU brought by Harwood against, Ferguson, to rec<*ver value of three hogsheads of tobacco, upon the fallowing agreement, (aft“r describing the hogsheads their numbers, marks and weights) viz.
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ERROR to the Circuit Court for the district of Columbia, sitting at Washington, in an action of asoisumpsiU brought by Harwood against, Ferguson, to rec<*ver value of three hogsheads of tobacco, upon the fallowing agreement, (aft“r describing the hogsheads their numbers, marks and weights) viz. J os “ Upper Marlborough, June 16th, 1808. Received of Wralter W. Harwood, as onfe of the ad* ministrators of William Eversfield Berry, deceased, in Paf,t of my claim against said estate, the three hogsheads of. crop tobacco as above, stated, to be allowed p. ct, ^10 six month’s credit price, at this…
1Opinion of the CourtStory, J.
Several exceptions have been taken in this cause. The first proceeds on the ground that the record was not authenticated by the clerk in due form of law. The statute of the United States of the 26th of May, 1790, declares that the records and judicial proceedings of the Courts of any state'shall be proved and admitted in any other Court within the United States by the attestation of the clerk and the seal of the Court annexed, if there be a seal, together with a certificate of the judge, chief justice, or presiding-magistrate, as the case may be, that the said attestation is in due form of…
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