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From: "Eleanor Nielsen" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] John Case, s/o Peter
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 22:38:40 -0500


Hello,
I hope this wasn't our John Case, battering people, but I guess we've had
worse. I'm believing that our John Case had made his way into
Northumberland Co. PA. by this date, but I'll check my info and see.
Thanks for sharing these items,
Eleanor Nielsen

> I have a copy of an indictment for John Case during the October 1826 Term
> in Hunterdon Co, NJ as follows:
>
> State vs John Case, son of Peter,File #3269
>
> Pleaded not guilty May Term 1827
>
> The document reads:
> The Grand Inquest, for the State of New Jersey, and for the body of the
> County of Hunterdon upon their oath and affirmation those who were
affirmed
> severally alleging themselves conscientiously scrupulous of taking an
oath.
>
> Present, that John Case, son of Peter Case late of the township of Amwell
> in the said county of Hunterdon on the twenty third day of October in the
> year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and twenty six at the township of
Amwell
> aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of this
> court, with force and arms, &c. in and upon one Godfrey Dilts in the peace
> of God and of this state, then and there being, an assault did make, and
> him the said Godfrey Dilts did beat and ill treat, and other wrongs to the
> said Godfrey Dilts then and there did to the great damage of the said
> Godfrey Dilts contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and
> provided, and against the peace of this state, the government and dignity
> of the same.
>
>
>
>
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