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NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS. 637
Elisha Hawley, Enoch Judd, Ebenezer Curtis, John Benjamin,
Andrew Norton, Elnathon Strong, Joseph Thompson, David
Getchel and Steel Smith, for their assaulting Detaining and
Imprisoning your Petitioner at the several times and in the
manner set forth in the annexed affidavit and dothl conceive it
necessary to bring two Suits at Law against the Persons above
named for recovery of his Damages by reason of the same.
And doth Intend to charge the said Persons above named with
his Damage to the amount of four hundred pounds in each of
his said actions.
Your Petitioner therefore humbly Prays that in Tender Consideration of the Premises your Honour will Be pleased to
Order Bail to your Petitioners Actions in the sum of Four hundred
pounds each or such other sum as your I-Hnour Shall Judge
meet.
And your Petitioner shall pray &e
JOHN GROUT.
Let process Issue against David Stone, Samuel Stone, Elisha
Hawley, Enoch Judd, Ebenezer Curtis, John Benjamin, Andrew
Norton, Elnathan Strong, Joseph Thompson, David Getchel and
Steel Smith upon the preceeding affidavit and Petition with an
ac etiam for Two hundred pounds in each action.
DANL HORSMANDEN.
August ye 9th 1770.
(Endorsed) Affidavit of John Grout & Pet & order for Bail.
filed 11th Augst 1770.
BRUSH, Attry,
----- C3 —AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN GROUT.
City of New York ss.
JOHN GROUT of Chester in the County of Cumberland attorney
at Law practising in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the
said County came this day before me.and made Oath That sometime in the month of May last past Daniel Whipple Esquire High
Sheriff of the County of Cumberland came to this Deponents
House and demanded his Assistance as one of a Posse he intend