Early Indiana Trials and Sketches: ReminiscencesMoore, Wilstach, Keys & Company, printers, 1858 - 640 pages |
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... give my character . " " Capt . Bracken , stand up and be sworn . Are you acquainted with the plaintiff , and how long have you known him ? " " I have known him from a boy . " " What is his character ? " Well , he always dealt fair ...
... give my character . " " Capt . Bracken , stand up and be sworn . Are you acquainted with the plaintiff , and how long have you known him ? " " I have known him from a boy . " " What is his character ? " Well , he always dealt fair ...
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... give the casting vote upon a tie of that body . Plaintiff's counsel : " Madam , how long have you been acquainted with geese , and do you know who owns the goose in question ? " It was a bold question and was conclusive to our minds ...
... give the casting vote upon a tie of that body . Plaintiff's counsel : " Madam , how long have you been acquainted with geese , and do you know who owns the goose in question ? " It was a bold question and was conclusive to our minds ...
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... give me a little appeal case against John Ackerman , a farmer living in the northern part of the county . He told his story ; the case was in a nut - shell ; Ackerman had bought groceries of him in Cincinnati to the amount of eight ...
... give me a little appeal case against John Ackerman , a farmer living in the northern part of the county . He told his story ; the case was in a nut - shell ; Ackerman had bought groceries of him in Cincinnati to the amount of eight ...
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... give you my only horse as the best I can do . " There were no " exemption laws " then . Betty and the General proceeded to the stable . It was a strong log building with a single door , no window , overlaid with a solid plat- form of ...
... give you my only horse as the best I can do . " There were no " exemption laws " then . Betty and the General proceeded to the stable . It was a strong log building with a single door , no window , overlaid with a solid plat- form of ...
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... give thee ( he was an Orthodox Quaker ) a word of advice growing out of my long experience . " " I will gladly receive it . " ing your family physician , take a regular old - school graduate , but of the best common sense . I would ...
... give thee ( he was an Orthodox Quaker ) a word of advice growing out of my long experience . " " I will gladly receive it . " ing your family physician , take a regular old - school graduate , but of the best common sense . I would ...
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