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[[left margin]] # which motion was resisted by Defts counsel on the ground that this Plaintiff was required by law to satisfy the court that the Pltff had no means of proving the contents of said bonds but by the person summoned producing the same and without requiring any evidence on said point which the Deft failed to do. [[/left margin]]

the court continued said case; and immediately thereafter appearing to the court that the Deft had been duly and legally required to produce certain bond set out in the notice filed in this case as follows to wit (here insert it) the Court on motion of the Pltff # ordered the Deft to produce said bonds during the term of this court for the purpose as avowed by the Pltff of having an opportunity of stamping the same # to which ruling of the court the Deft by counsel excepted and prayed that this her [[strikethrough]] here [[/strikethrough]] bill of exceptions may be signed, sealed & enrolled which is accordingly done
signed
WM Gaines J.P (seal)
RH Francis J.P. (seal)
JB Cummins J.P. (seal)

Anderson vs Tracy } Unlawful Detaine (2)
[[strikethrough]] It appearing by a memorandum filed in this cause that since the rendition [[/strikethrough]]  Instructions to July
If the Jury believe from the evidence that the contract for the renting for 3 years was not in writing or if it were in writing that it was void under the statute of Fraud or for want of a stamp yet if the Jury believe that the bonds containing the contract of renting were delivered by plaintiff and accepted by deft and the possession [[strikethrough]] proposition [[/strikethrough]] declined of the Mill to the Pltff then said contract contained in said bond is valid and binding as a tenancy for one year at the least and may be enforced in this action
(written in pencil)
Granted WUG