1855 Lycoming County PA Court Writ Contempt Catharine Fritz & Mary Deming Signed
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1855 Lycoming County PA Court Writ Contempt Catharine Fritz & Mary Deming Signed. Signed by Alexander Jordan, President Judge of the Court of Quarter Sessions at Williamsport, and Prothonotary G.W. Reeder. A rare and richly detailed example of mid-19th century Pennsylvania court procedure. 1855 Lycoming County PA Court Writ – Attachment for Contempt: Barbara Shaffer, Catharine Fritz, and Mary Deming Approximately 6.25" by 7.75" Original 1855 legal document issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the Sheriff of Lycoming County. The court writ commands the attachment of Barbara Shaffer, Catharine Fritz, and Mary Deming for contempt due to failure to appear and testify in a court proceeding involving Montgomery Malin vs. the Commonwealth. Signed by Alexander Jordan, President Judge of the Court of Quarter Sessions at Williamsport, and Prothonotary G.W. Reeder. The reverse side includes handwritten notations regarding non est inventus (not found) and related legal remarks. A rare and richly detailed example of mid-19th century Pennsylvania court procedure.
