Part Three of the divorce papers between Peter McQueen and Elizabeth Freeland deal with the appointment of examiners for the witnesses for Elizabeth Freeman.
The last name of the gentleman Cleveland looks like Robbs, but it is kind of hard to make out. I searched for him, but wasn’t able to find a Cleveland in the county, or in Alabama.
Everything is transcribed exactly how it appears on the pages. Enjoy!
The State of Mississippi
Lauderdale County
Elizabeth McQueen vs Peter McQueen
Bill for divorce in the
Circuit Court of said
County in Chancery
To Samuel B. Boyd and Cleveland (Robbs) Esqrs.. Greeting-Know Ye, that we in confidence of your prudence and fidelity have appointed you and by these presents do give you or anyone of you full power and authority to Examine. Robert W. Lott and Thomas P.C. Lott as witness in a cause now pending in our said Circuit Court wherein Elizabeth McQueen is Complain and and Peter McQueen is respondent. And therefore we command you or any one of you that on the ___ day of ___ you do cause the said Robert W. Lott and Thomas P.C. Lott to come before you or either of you and then and there examine them on oath as witnesses in the cause of a foresaid and that you or either of you do take such examination and reduce the same into writing and return the same annexed to this writ; closed up under your seals, or the seal of any one of you into our said Circuit Court with all convenient speed.
Witness Thomas the Honorable Thomas S. Sterling Presiding Judge of the fifth Judicial District of the State of Mississippi the third Monday of May in the year of our Lord 1838. (and of)
Issued the 27th day of August A.D. 1838.
Given my hand and private seal there being no seal of said court.
James Keeton clerk
C.C.L.C
(seal)
In pursuance of the written commission I have had the within named witnesses regularly subpoenaed to appear before me to give evidence on the within case and they have failed to appear.
19 Nov. 1838
Samuel B. Boyd one
of complaint
Elizabeth McQueen vs Peter McQueen
Dedimus Potestatem
