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County of Alexa sct
Cyrus complains alias Cyrus Slater complains of Enoch Bell in custody &c d assault on him & did imprison him the said plaintiff against his will without any reasonable cause and against the law of the land for for a long time to wit for one month kept & detained him, and other injuries to him then & there and against the peace of the United States, and to the damage of the said plaintiff One hundred dollars & therefore he brings suit &c
Lee pq
Pledges &c
J. Doe & R. Roe
Cyrus Slater
vs
Bell
narr
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We of the Jury find for the Pl. and assess his damages to one cent.
Thomas Janney foremn