1841 Vermont Legal Document Rawlins v Shattuck Signed Wm P Briggs E A Stansbury For Sale

• Document Type: Handwritten Legal Manuscript / Affidavit

• Date: April 15, 1841

• Location: Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont

• Key Individuals:

  • William P. Briggs (Prominent early Vermont Attorney, signing as attorney for the Defendant)

  • Edward A. Stansbury (Noted Vermont attorney, Justice of the Peace, and later editor of the Burlington Free Press, signing as Jus. Pac.)

  • Lona Rawlins (Plaintiff)

  • Frederick Shattuck (Defendant)

  • Elijah Clough & John Lamb (Mentioned in text)

This original 1841 legal document stems from a Chittenden County Court case between Lona Rawlins and Frederick Shattuck. Written and signed by early Vermont attorney William P. Briggs, the affidavit outlines a dispute regarding a promissory note originally given to Elijah Clough. The text details a disagreement over auditors' findings, mentions newly discovered testimony from a John Lamb, and requests a rehearing of the cause.

The document concludes with a signed oath sworn before E. A. Stansbury, acting as Justice of the Peace. Stansbury went on to become a well-known historical figure in Vermont, serving as the editor of the Burlington Free Press and a prominent executive.