THESE NOTES ARE TAKEN FROM BITS OF PAPER, LETTERS AND JOURNAL ENTRIES FOUND IN AN OLD CHEST BELONGING TO WILLIAM G. ROBBINS (1840-1919) THEY ARE THE PERSONAL PAPERS OF WILLIAM AND HIS SONS ELISHA, MERLE, WILLIE & ORA

LETTER

DATED MAY 3rd 1876

Morgan Circuit Court

William G. Robbins Plaintiff Against In Equity (?) Notice Angeline Robbins Defendent

Mrs. Angeline Robbins you will take notice that I will take Depositions at the Clerks Office of the Morgan County Court on Saturday, the 6th day of May 1876 to be made in the above styled action pending in said Court at which time and place you May attend if you choose.

This 3rd day of May, 1876

Wm. G. Robbins

MORGAN COUNTY, KY

COURT ORDER

DATED APRIL 5, 1876

(Note: This was handwritten on regular paper by Henry Cantrell (Justice of the Peace?))

It regards Angeline Robbins, Plaintiff and William G. Robbins, Defendent. It commands any constable of Morgan County to take possession of three hogs, a sow, and two trots. The sow is 1 year old and the 2 trots about 4 months. They are to remove them from the possession of the defendent and deliver them to the plaintiff.

By order of the Morgan Justice Court.

They were transcribed in May, 1997 by

Notations in parentheses are those of the transcriber. Spelling & Grammar is as written.