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0860 At a court of Quarter Sessions held for the County of Accomack at the Court House thereof in the 31st day of August AD 1864 Sally D. Fletcher Pltff } on an attachment vs. Corbin D. Fletcher Deft This day came the plaintiff by her attorney John WH Parker and the defendant was solemnly called but came not, whereupon it satisfactorily appearing to the Court, that the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of money in said attachment mentioned, and that the said defendant is a new resident of this Commonwealth, it is considered by the Court that the plaintiff recover against the defendant the debt in the said attachment mentioned the sum of Four Thousand eight hundred and eighty three dollars and eighty four cents ($4883.84) of principal money with legal interest. There on from the 26th day of October 1861 till paid, and her costs by her about her suit in this behalf expended. And it is ordered that the officer who levied the said attachment sell the goods, chattels and estate so attached, or so much thereof as may be necessary towards the satisfaction of the plaintiffs judgement such sale to be made in the same manner or if it was made under execution. I, John B Ailworth, Clerk of Accomack County Court do certify that the foregoing is a true transcript from the Records of this Court. Given under my hand as Clerk aforesaid this 8th day of March 1865 Test JB Ailworth C.A.C.
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"Test" (legal term) not "just"
"Court of Quarter Sessions" were local courts that met 4 times a year