Patterson v. Salmon

Debt on two writings obligatory made'by the plaintiff in error, for the sum of 100 dollars each, one of which was payable in one year after its date, the other in two years, dated 25th day of August,' 1827.

The defendant below, after oyer, pleaded in bar, that on the day he made the said writings, obligatory, he purchased of the plaintiff below, a Certain quarter sectihn of land, &c. for the sum of 320 dollars, 120 dollars of which he paid to the plaintiff at the time, and for the payment of the remaining 200 dollars he gave the two writings obligatory in question, &c; that the plain, tiff was…