UNITED STATES versus THREE PIECES BLUE CLOTH containing THIRTY-SEVEN and ONE-FOURTH YARDS, FIVE PIECES MERRIMACK containing ONE HUNDRED and TWENTY and ONE-HALF YARDS,TWELVEandTHREE-FOURTHS YARDS STROUDING, TWELVE PIECES CALICO containing TWO HUNDRED and FORTY YARDS, SIX SHAWLS, and EIGHT BLANKETS, claimed by WILLIAM S. ABBOTT and JAMES COOK, 5 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 217

Journal Entries: (

i) Dec. 11, 1832: libel filed, time fixed for trial, notice ordered published;

(2) Dec. 27,1832: publication proved, proclamation made;

(3) Dec. 31, 1832: motion for judgment;

(4) Jan. 5, 1833: claim and bond filed, claimants allowed to prosecute claim;

(5) May 10, 1833: attendance of witnesses proved;

(6) Jan. 9, 1834: motion for continuance granted, motion for restoration to claimants, attendance of witnesses proved;

(7) Jan. 13, 1834: attendance of witness proved;

(8) Jan. 14, 1834: attendance of witness proved;

(9) June 3, 1834: jury trial, verdict for claimants;

(10) June 4, 1834: motion for certificate of probable cause for seizure;

(11) June 20, 1834: reasonable cause certified;

(12) June 28, 1834: property ordered delivered to claimants. Papers in File (1832-34):

(1) Libel; (2) published notice, proof of publication and posting; (3) affidavit of Thomas S. Knapp; (4) claim, claimant’s bond; (5) claimant’s plea; (6-11) subpoenas; (12) affidavit of Antoine Peltier; (13) motion for restoration to claimants; (14-17) subpoenas. File No. 77.