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NANCY v. HART, 2 Del. Cas. 51 (1796)

Rodney’s Notes NANCY, a Mulatto Woman, and DAVID, her Son, v. JAMES HART. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, New Castle County. May, 1796. George Read [for plaintiffs]. Rodney, Vandyke [for defendant]. Page 52 Isaac Almond. Nancy belonged originally to my wife. In March 10, 1789, I rented a farm of Mr. Thompson in Cecil […]

STATE v. CLAYTON, 2 Del. Cas. 225 (1805)

Rodney’s Notes STATE, for the Use of ELIZABETH MILLER, on administration of Vincent Lockerman’s estate, v. JAMES CLAYTON, administrator c. t. a. of John Clayton, who was surety in said bond to Charles Nixon. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. December, 1805. Page 226 Bayard and Ridgely [for plaintiff]. Bassett, Hall and Clayton [for defendant]. […]

STATE v. TINDAL, 2 Del. Cas. 169 (1802)

Rodney’s Notes STATE v. SAMUEL TINDAL. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware, Sussex County. November 18, 1802. Attorney General, Vandyke [for plaintiff]. Wilson, Cooper [for defendant]. Thomas Pointer, sworn. I knew a mulatto woman called Pat Costen. Peter Dawson, and Samuel Tindal, a Bob, and myself were at Cullen’s, fixed upon a night to take […]

HARVEY v. FISHER, 2 Del. Cas. 146 (1801)

Rodney’s Notes JOB HARVEY v. ANDREW FISHER. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, New Castle County. May, 1801. Page 146 Trespass, for mesne profits for 313 acres. Not guilty. 1774, the dispute began or demise laid. Action brought in 1775. Bayard, Finney [for plaintiff]. G. Read, Vandyke, Rodney [for defendant]. Joseph Pritchett. Mr. Fisher cut […]

ROBINSON v. INGRAM, 2 Del. Cas. 127 (1799)

Rodney’s Notes BURTON ROBINSON v. ANTHONY INGRAM. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. November 19, 1799. Trespass vi et armis. Pleas: non culpa, justification, liberum tenementum. New assignment. Bayard, Vining [for plaintiff]. Ridgely, Wilson [for defendant]. Page 128 Declaration read by Bayard for breaking down fence etc., and patent dated 1797 (objected to […]

HOOPER’S LESSEE v. WILLIAMS, 2 Del. Cas. 60 (1796)

Rodney’s Notes.[*] THOMAS HOOPER’S LESSEE v. ELIZABETH, WHITTINGTON, LEVIN, and BENJAMIN WILLIAMS. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. November, 1796. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 165; Wilson’s Red-Book, 140. Page 61 Bayard, Peery, Miller, White [for plaintiff]. Ridgely, Wilson, Fisher [for defendants]. White for plaintiff. Declaration read. Patent dated […]

BASSETT’S AND CLAYTON’S LESSEE v. ELLSBURY, 2 Del. Cas. 99 (1798)

Rodney’s Notes RICHARD BASSETT’S and JOSHUA CLAYTON’S LESSEE v. ELLSBURY, GEARS, and HAUGHEY. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, New Castle County. May, 1798, George Read, Ridgely [for plaintiff]. Vandyke [for defendants]. Defendants confess lease, entry and ouster for the tenant, where Thomas Reynolds and Richard Reynolds formerly lived; also that part, red letter A, […]

CONLYN v. SPEAR, 2 Del. Cas. 197 (1803)

Rodney’s Notes WILLIAM CONLYN v. ROBERT SPEAR. Court of Common Pleas Court of Delaware, Kent County. December 6, 1803. H. Ridgely [for plaintiff]. Fisher [for defendant]. In this case the evidence seems to be contradictory. On the part of the defendant, it is contended and proved by one witness that Conlyn agreed to rent and […]

JAMES v. CARR, 2 Del. Cas. 223 (1804)

Rodney’s Notes NEGRO JAMES v. DAVID CARR and CASSON BOWDELL. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Kent County. May 11, 1805. Petition for freedom. 2 Del. Cas. Laws 884.[1] [1] Manuscript reads, “Del. Laws. 880.” Hall, Ridgely [for petitioner]. Bayard [for defendants]. Henry Oldfield. I live on the farm of James Metcalf in this county. […]

STATE v. POMPEY, 2 Del. Cas. 113 (1798)

Rodney’s Notes STATE v. NEGRO POMPEY. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware, Kent County. December 1, 1798. Indictment for murder of Thomas Bailey, who resided in Murderkill Hundred. Vining assigned by Court as counsel for prisoner. Ridgely, Attorney General. You will, gentlemen, according to the evidence adduced to you find the prisoner either guilty of […]

NANDINE v. DARRACH, 2 Del. Cas. 131 (1800)

Rodney’s Notes ELIAS NANDINE and ROBERT MAXWELL v. JOHN DARRACH. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Kent County. May 13, 1800. Rodney, Vandyke [for plaintiff]. Bayard, Ridgely [for defendant]. Page 132 This action brought on a bill of exchange drawn by John Darrach in favor of plaintiffs on Hollingsworth and Morton for £350 and accepted […]

WINGATE v. NELSON, 2 Del. Cas. 98 (1798)

Rodney’s Notes.[†] HENRY WINGATE v. JOSEPH NELSON. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. April, 1798. [†] This case is also reported in Wilson’s Red Book, 195. Ridgely, Wilson [for plaintiff]. Peery, Miller [for defendant]. Page 99 Action brought 1796. Trespass for cutting pine and oak trees on a tract called Elbow Room. Warrant […]

CLARK v. SUNEY, 2 Del. Cas. 179 (1803)

Rodney’s Notes JOHN CLARK, Trustee of Land Office, v. BRIAN SUNEY, Terre-tenant, etc. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Kent County. May, 1803. Scire facias on a mortgage, May 2, 751, for £26 to Samuel Howel. Vandyke [for plaintiff]. Bayard, Fisher [for defendant]. Bayard. Land has changed owners, until now it has come into the […]

NIVIN’S LESSEE v. DIEHL, 2 Del. Cas. 183 (1803)

Rodney’s Notes DAVID NIVIN’S LESSEE v. ADAM DIEHL and others, Tenants. Court of Common Pleas Court of Delaware, New Castle County. May 24, 1803. G. Read, Vandyke[1] [for plaintiff]. Rodney, Bayard [for defendants]. [1] The manuscript reads “Bayard.” Pretensions and plots returned. G. Read. The title on the part of the plaintiff is founded on […]

STATE v. ADAMS, 2 Del. Cas. 204 (1804)

Rodney’s Notes STATE v. JOHN ADAMS. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware, Sussex County. April 30, 1804. Vandyke [for State]. Bayard, Horsey, Robinson [for defendant]. Vandyke read indictment and administration account, rule of reference etc. Report dated November 4, 1802. Joseph Haslet, one of the referees. In November, 1802, at Concord, in Broad Creek, at […]