Roundtree v. . Gay

Accompanying the record sent upon appeal to this court, is the following:(448) CASE AGREED

"On the 10th day of February, 1872, the defendants executed to the plaintiff the following sealed instrument:

"$2,000.00.

"On the first day of February, 1873, we or either of us promise to pay to the order of Webb Roundtree, the sum of two thousand dollars with interest.

"Wilson, N.C. Feb. 10th, 1872. (Signed) "B. H. TYSON, [SEAL.] W. M. RAY, [SEAL.] MRS. S. V. WHITEHEAD, [SEAL.]"

At the same time the defendants executed to the plaintiff two other sealed instruments in exactly the same terms as the one above…