Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Maryland, Volume 9Fielding Lucas, Jr., Lucas and Deaver, Print., 1840 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... endorsed " securities approved , Joseph W. Reynolds , John Beckett , " and recorded in the office of the clerk of the county court , on the 20th January , 1832 . The plaintiff assigned his breaches in the declaration , and the ...
... endorsed " securities approved , Joseph W. Reynolds , John Beckett , " and recorded in the office of the clerk of the county court , on the 20th January , 1832 . The plaintiff assigned his breaches in the declaration , and the ...
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... endorsed by R and myself , the first bearing date the 9th of May , 1827 , payable at sixty days after date ; the second bearing date the 1st of June , 1827 , payable at ninety days after date ; and the third , bearing date the 20th of ...
... endorsed by R and myself , the first bearing date the 9th of May , 1827 , payable at sixty days after date ; the second bearing date the 1st of June , 1827 , payable at ninety days after date ; and the third , bearing date the 20th of ...
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... endorsed by him to Grafton B. Duvall , and by him to the appellees , in the usual form . 2. On another note , made and endorsed as aforesaid , for $ 7,857 , and in the usual form . 3. On the indebtedness of the said Grafton to the ...
... endorsed by him to Grafton B. Duvall , and by him to the appellees , in the usual form . 2. On another note , made and endorsed as aforesaid , for $ 7,857 , and in the usual form . 3. On the indebtedness of the said Grafton to the ...
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... endorsed by the payee , to the defen- dant , and by him to the plaintiffs , and also that the agreement aforesaid was signed by the defendant , then with respect to the first note for $ 7,857 , the said agreement is evidence , that ...
... endorsed by the payee , to the defen- dant , and by him to the plaintiffs , and also that the agreement aforesaid was signed by the defendant , then with respect to the first note for $ 7,857 , the said agreement is evidence , that ...
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... endorsing sundry notes for him , the said Lewis , negotiable at the Farmers ' Bank of Maryland , and in order to secure the payment of that sum of money , or any additional sum that may arise due them , the said Richard and Grafton B ...
... endorsing sundry notes for him , the said Lewis , negotiable at the Farmers ' Bank of Maryland , and in order to secure the payment of that sum of money , or any additional sum that may arise due them , the said Richard and Grafton B ...
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