[John BRYAN vs. William MURFEE, Bertie COUNTY NC COURT, 1759] [Copyright. All rights reserved. Rrproduced with permission of author, Cathy Farris, cfarris@pacific.net] 1759? Bertie County Civil Case 010.325.4 (The date at the bottom of the document says MDCCLVI...cathy) MURFREE vs. BRYAN Alsp Tefa? & Cop Bill Cost Executed in the Hands of Wm VANN & sold according to Law for 2..13.9 prove no more good to be found saith Jno BRICKELL ?? verbatim...cathy North Carolina Bertie County} I George the Second by the grace of God King of Great Britain- To the Sheriff of Bertie County Greeting We Command you as before that of the Goods and Chattles of John BRYAN Late of the said County Planter if to be found in your Bailiwick you cause to be made the sum of One Pound Eighteen Shillings and two pence Virginia money equal in vallue to Two Pounds and Eight Pence half penny Proclamation money- Which William MURPEE Lately in our County Court of Bertie aforsaid hath Recovered against the said John BRYAN in a suit commenced by Petition as also the sum of One Pound Seven Shillings and Eleven Pence Proclamation money and your own Fees Which hath been taxed in our said Court for his Costs in this behalf expended whereof he is- Convicted as to us of Record appear. And that you have the said several sums at our next Court to be holden for the said County at the Court House thereof on the said William MURFREE (MURPEE?...cathy) the above Judgment and Costs as Taxed. Herein fail not And have there this Writ. Witness Benjamin WYNNS Clerk of our said Court at Bertie the XXXth day of July Anno Dom MDCCLVI in the XXX year of our Reign. Benj. WYNNS CC