Phillips v. Bradbury

This is an action of debt brought on a promissory note. The'defendants below, on oyer of the note, pleaded actio non„ to all the amount in the declaration mentioned, except the sum of 700 dollars, because they say, that the consideration for which the said note was made and executed, was a bill ‘of store goods consisting of an invoice of broad cloth supposed to be worth 200 dollars,, an invoice of cassinet supposed to .be worth 200 dollars, and an invoice of calico and domestic cotton supposed to be worth 300 dollars, together with other goods amounting to the residue of the said note, at…