Albemarle County Circuit Court Order in Jefferson v. John Hudson and Charles Hudson and Christopher Hudson v. John Hudson and Charles Hudson, [8 May 1822]

Albemarle County Circuit Court Order in Jefferson v. John Hudson and Charles Hudson and Christopher Hudson v. John Hudson and Charles Hudson

[8 May 1822]

Thomas Jefferson	Plt	upon a writ of Right
against
John Hudson & Charles Hudson	Defts
and
Christopher Hudson	Plt	upon a writ of Right
against
John Hudson & Charles Hudson	Defts

These causes are continued1 untill the next Term On the motion and at the Plaintiffs Costs; And on the motion of the Defendants by their Attorney Commissions are awarded them to examine and take the deposition of Benjamin Lacy de bene 2 esse and Ann Copeland an aged woman, upon giveing reasonable Notice of the time & place of takeing the same which deposition of Ann Copeland when taken is to be read in chief on the trial of this cause

MS (Albemarle Co. Law Order Book [1822–31], 14); in Alexander Garrett’s hand; at head of page and applying to this entry: “Wednesday 8th May 1822 Present the same Judge as on yesterday,” with that judge identified on preceding page as Archibald Stuart.

For TJ’s writ of right in the suit over the ownership of a portion of the Limestone Survey in Albemarle County, see Philip P. Barbour and William F. Gordon to TJ, 7 Aug. 1816, and note. de bene esse: “in anticipation of a future need” (Black’s Law Dictionary description begins Bryan A. Garner and others, eds., Black’s Law Dictionary, 7th ed., 1999 description ends ).

1. Manuscript: “continueed.”

2. Manuscript: “be ne.”

Index Entries

Albemarle County Circuit Court, Va. search
Christopher Hudson v. John Hudson and Charles Hudson search
Copeland, Ann; and Limestone Survey lawsuit search
Garrett, Alexander; as Albemarle Co. clerk search
Hudson, Charles; and Limestone Survey lawsuit search
Hudson, Christopher; and Limestone Survey search
Hudson, John; and Limestone Survey lawsuit search
Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; and Limestone Survey lawsuit search
Jefferson v. John Hudson and Charles Hudson search
Lacy, Benjamin; and Limestone Survey lawsuit search
Limestone Survey (Albemarle Co.); lawsuit over ownership of search
Stuart, Archibald; as judge search

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: Albemarle County Circuit Court Order in Jefferson v. John Hudson and Charles Hudson and Christopher Hudson v. John Hudson and Charles Hudson, [8 May 1822]
Authors: Albemarle County Circuit Court, Virginia
Jefferson, Thomas
Hudson, Christopher
Recipients: Hudson, Charles
Hudson, John
Date: 8 May 1822

Reference

Cite as: “Albemarle County Circuit Court Order in Jefferson v. John Hudson and Charles Hudson and Christopher Hudson v. John Hudson and Charles Hudson, [8 May 1822],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-18-02-0333. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 18, 1 December 1821 to 15 September 1822, ed. J. Jefferson Looney et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021, p. 373.]