JOHN HOOP vs DANIEL MYLREA

SUES FOR RECOVERY - 1795 (German)

25th June 1795

John Hoop complaineth against Daniel Mylrea for that he stands endebted unto him in the sum of five pounds sixteen shillings and eight pence British for goods sold and delivered as will be made to appear. And whereas the complainant apprehends that the said defendant intends sppeedily to depart this Isle and carry off his effects without paying the said debt the complainant therefore prays an arrest against the said defendant and his effects and process according to the rules of the honourable Court of Chancery

[Ref: Libri Cancellari 1795-96 p74]

NOTES

  1. The fourth of four small claims in June 1795 made against Daniel by men seeking restitution, in the believe that Daniel is about to leave the Island
  2. At the end of each written complaint, several subsequent dates are noted and finally the word Dismissed
  3. A few months later, Daniel mortgaged his Peel house to the Duke of Atholl

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