Friday May 18th 1855

Jesse T. Bernard                     }
           vs                        }  Asst
Jas G. Dell  Philip Dell             }
Philip Dell admr of Saml Russel Decd }
Philip Dell admr of William Dell Decd}
Stephen Fagan T.G. Prevatt &         }
Benjamin Mosely                      }
                                    This cause is dismissed on motion of
                                    plaintiffs attorney

David Provence  }
         vs     }  Asst
John Holden     } There being no plea filed in this case it
is ordered that on motion of plaintiffs Counsel that
Judgment by default be, and the Same is hereby entered
against the defendant for default in pleading, and that
that the Clerk assess the damages, and the Clerk having
assessed the damages of the plaintiff at
        dollars and          cents, it is therefore considered
and adjudged by the Court, that the plaintiff do have
and recover of, and from the Said Defendant the Said Sum
of               dollar and
cents for his Damages, together with legal interest therein from
this date until paid, and his costs in this behalf expended
taxed at           dollars and                     cents
and the Defendant in mercy &c

Written in left margin next to the above entry:
Execution issued Jany 26th 1856
                     L. Wilson  Clk


Dresser & Eldridge     }
         vs            }  Asst
Payne Brown & Co       }         On motion this cause is continued

John M. Payne & Co     }
for the use of Wm Way  }
         vs            }  Debt
Daniel A. Hemenway     }
                         And now on this day came the
plaintiffs by their attorney Geo W. Means Esqr and the
Defendant though Solemnly called came not but
makes default and the defendants default in pleading
being duly entered, it on motion plaintiffs attorney