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State of North Carolina}
Superior Court of Law
Edenton
District }
April term 1803
The Jurors for the State upon their Oath present
that Caleb PARR late of the County of Currituck planter being an wel?
disposes pursuant devising & intending fraudulently & unjustly to cheat
& defraud one Samuel DAUGE Executor of the last Will & Testament of
Daniel
PARR deceased of divers Sums of money on the ninth day of February in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & two & in the twenty sixth year
of the Independence of the State unlawfully fraudulently & deceitfully did
make out & draw up a certain false amount against the said Daniel PARR
deceased in which it is stated among other things that there was the Balance
of Seven pounds twelve shillings & two pence due by the Estate of the said
Daniel PARR to him the said Caleb PARR And the said Caleb PARR the better to
protect his wicked devises & intentions on the said ninth day of
February in the year aforesaid at the County & in the District aforesaid
falsely & wickedly did depose & swear upon his corporal oath before
Samuel FEREBEE Esquire Him
being one of the Justices of the peace of the said County of Currituck,
that the said account so made out
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By him as aforesaid was just & true & that the balance
aforesaid was justly due to him by the Estate of the said Daniel PARR
deceased. Whereas the said amount was not just & true & the said Balance was
not justly due to him the said Caleb PARR by the Estate of the said
Daniel
PARR deceased and the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do further
present that the said Caleb PARR afterwards to wit on the twenty
seventh day of February in the year aforesaid at the County & in the
district aforesaid under the false pretence that the said amount was just &
true unlawfully fraudulently & deceitfully did receive & obtain of & from
the said Samuel DAUGE the Executor aforesaid the said Balance of Seven pounds twelve
shillings & two pence. And so the Juror aforesaid upon the Oath aforesaid do
say that the said Caleb PARR in manner & form aforesaid did
fraudulently & deceitfully deceive & defraud the said Samuel DAUGE the Executor of
the said sum of Seven pounds twelve shillings & two pence, to the great
courgage the said Samuel DAUGE an wil example to all others in the like
case expending & against the peace & dignity of the State.
/s/ Blake BAKER Atto Genl
[on the back of this page is written:]
State
vs
Judgt
Caleb PARR
Edenton Apl Term 1803
Thos MERCER SENr Prosr
Witnesses: Jesse PARR Henry PARR Ephraim JARVIS
Test
/s/ Will BLAIR Clk
No Bill So Says Mordecai MORRIS Forman?
Recd from the prosecutor My own & the Atto Generals Fees
/s/ W. BLAIR
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State of North-Carolina
To the Sheriff of Currituck County, Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to summon Samuel DAUGE &
Ephraim JARVIS personally to be and appear before the Judges of the Superior
Court of Law at Edenton, on the Sixth day of April next; then and there to
testify and the truth to say in behalf of the State in a certain matter of
controversy in the said Court depending, and then and there to be tried,
wherein the State is plaintiff, and Caleb PARR defendant. And this you shall
in no wise omit, under the penalty by law enjoined. Witness William BLAIR,
Clerk of the said court, at Edenton, the XXth day of October in the XXVIIth
year of our Independence, Anno Dom 1802.
/s/ Will BLAIR Clk
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James PARR in account with Caleb PARR
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August 1800 |
To 1 days work of my self beeting Cider |
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5 shillings |
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August 1801 |
To 3 days work of my Self beeting Cider |
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15
shillings |
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To cash lent him paid to Jesse HOLSTEADs
Wife |
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2 shillings |
6 pence |
| |
To one peck of Homany Beens
|
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2 shillings |
6 pence |
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To one peek of Sifted Meel
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2
shillings |
6 pence |
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To one pound shugar |
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1 shilling |
10
pence |
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To three gils rum |
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1 shilling |
10
pence |
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To one bushel of Oysters |
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2 shillings |
6
pence |
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To one Days work of My Self cutting wood
|
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5 shillings |
|
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To fetching one Bushel Oysters from the
Shore |
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2 shillings |
6 pence |
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To one Days work husking Corn |
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3 shillings |
9 pence |
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To Braking and Swinglin flax Past of two
days |
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5 shillings |
6 pence |
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To Two Days work of my Wife cleaning up after the Death |
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5 shillings |
6 pence |
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To twelve Days taking Care of the things |
£1 |
10 shillings |
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To half Pound of butter |
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1 shilling |
3 pence |
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To keeping of the Colt and feeding it one
month |
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10 shillings |
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To My Daughter Elizabeth attending on the sick three}
months At thirty
Shillings per Month
}
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£4 |
10 shillings |
|
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£9 |
7 shillings |
21 pence |
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Credit to the above account 4/2 yards of wooling cloth at 5/ |
£1 |
2 shillings |
6 pence |
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Credit by one pare of shoes at 12/6 |
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12 shillings |
6 pence |
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Balance Due me to
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£7 |
12 shillings |
2 pence |
Currituck County. Personally appeared Caleb PARR before
me. I proved the above acct a balance of Seven pounds twelve shillings & two
pence against the Estate of Daniel PARR & wife is Just & true in due form of
Law. Feby 9th 1802. Sworn to before me
/s/ S. FEREBEE Js
[on the back of this page is written:]
Recd February 27th day 1802 on the within
proved account the sum of Seven Pound twelve shillings and two pence it
being in full of the within.
/s/ Caleb
[his C mark] PARR
Test
/s/ J. PERKINS
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State
vs
Caleb PARR
of Currituck Planter
Jugt for swearing to a false acct & receiving the Bal.
of the Exor Samuel DAUGE where he was to have had only 15/ pr. month for his
daughter's labor & she didn’t labor quite 3 mo. & was pd
for Shoes for 1
acc. & cloth for another & also the 2 bushels of Oysters had been pd for
_____ ____ & ____ & draw an Ints for the false swearing &
Deceit. The Testator was Daniel PARR.
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State of No. Carolina}
Currituck County
}
Be it Remembered that on the fifth Day of October in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two Jesse PARR SENER
Bethany PARR & Thos MERCER JUNER came before me Willis ETHERIDGE one of the
State Justices of said County and acknowledged them selves to be indebted to
the State of No. Carolina in the sum of one Hundred pounds each Current
Money of the State under condition that if they shall personly appeare
Before the Judges of the Superior Court of Law at the Next Superior Court of
Law to be held for the District of Edenton at the Courthouse in Edenton on
the Sixth Day of this present Month an as the Justices shall hearafter
Direct what Day of the said Term in Behalf of the State against Caleb PARR
of Currituck County Who being arristed and Suspected of False Swering
and is now Bailed then this Recognisence to Be void other wise to be of
force. Taken Before me the Date above written. The above Witness to appear on the Eighth Day of
the Term at Edenton.
/s/ Willis ETHERIDGE J.P. seal
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State of No. Carolina}
Currituck County
}
To
any Lawful Officer to Execute &c. Whereas Complaint hath been made to me
Samuel FEREBEE one of the Justices of the
Peace for the County aforesaid by Thomas MERCER SENr of sd County that a
certain Caleb PARR of sd County hath been Guilty of Perjury in giving in
false Testimony etc. In the county afsd Contrary to the Laws of the State
in such case provided. These are therefore to authorize & Require you to
apprehend & bring before some Justice or Justices of the Peace for the
County afsd The said Caleb PARR then & there to answer to such Matters as
shall be alledged against him on the above complaint. & be further Dealt
with as the Law directs fail not & make Due return given under my hand &
seal this 23d Day of September A.D. 1802.
/s/ S. FERRBEE Js
Summons Jesse PARR SENr }
Jesse PARR JUr & Thana?
PARR his Wife }
Thomas LEE & Thos MERCER JUr to
Samuel DAUGE for Prosecution}
Wm PARSONS & Ephram JARVIS for the Defendant
[next two lines are nearly obliterated but appear to
be the names of the jurors]
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State of North Carolina
Know all men by these Presents that we
Caleb PARR Epheram JARVIS & Richard BERRY are held and firmly bounden to His Excellency
the Governor of the State of North Carolina in the Final sum of One hundred
Pounds Currency to which Payment will and truly to be and we bind our heirs
Extrs Administrators & assigns firmly by these presents sealed with our seals
and dated this fifth day of October 1802.
The Condition of the above obligation in such that
if the above Bounden Caleb PARR do make his Personal appearance Before the
Honorable the Judge of the Superior Court for the District of Edenton at the
Courthouse in Edenton on the Eighth Day of this Present Term to answer to
the State of & concerning an Accusation Brought by Thomas MERCER SENr
for fals swearing and not Depart without Liberty first had and obtained then the
above obligation to be void otherwise to Remain in full force & virtue in
Law.
/s/ Caleb
[his C mark] PARR Seal
/s/ Epharim JARVIS
Seal
/s/ Richd BERRY
Seal
Signed sealed & Delivered in the Presents of
/s/ Solo ALCOCK
[SOURCE: Manuscript and Archives
Reference System (MARS);
Edenton District
Superior Court Estates Records 1756-1806; MARS ID: 398.6.525 (Box);
Microfilm C.201.1905674]
Transcribed by
Judy Merrell Brickhouse,
September 2006 |
