State v. . Muse

"To any lawful officer:

"Whereas, John Philips personally appeared before me, Cornelius Dowd, Sr., one of the justices of the peace in and for said county, on on this 2d day of September, 1837, and made oath that Daniel (464) Muse, on the 27th day of August last past, did bring to Friendship meeting house, in said county, cider and ginger cakes, and did, within one hundred and fifty yards of said meeting house, on the day aforesaid, sell cider and cakes, many persons being then and there assembled for divine worship, contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided: You are…