Re: Tilman Crockett
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Re: Tilman Crockett
matt crockett 9/14/07
This is the tiniest of items, but I found in the Rockbridge County, VA, Chancery Cases, Tilman (or Tilmon) Crockett sued on John Doughtery, filing in August 1799. Tilman had sold a horse and saddle in 1793 to one John Dougherty for £15.5.0. Doughtery offered to pay part by assigning a note for £5 from Con O'Donald which was a "proven account". The assignment was worded: "For Value Rec'd I do assign the within proven account to Tilman Crockett and his heirs and he is to have no Recourse to the assigne." Tilman stated that he was "unable, lacking the benefit of a proper education, to read the said assignment, nor was it read to him." The case was continued until November 1801 when, in view of repeated failures of Dougherty to appear, the Court took the case "in consesso" and ordered Doughert to pay $15.76, but we don't know whether he collected it.
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Re: Tilman Crockett
Matt Crockett 4/04/14