Document: Court proceedings: Samuel Mahee vs. Messrs. Gildersleeve and Washburne

Thursday, extraordinary session

Present: the honorable director general Petrus Stuyvesant, the honorable Lamontagne and Tienhoven.

Mr. Samuel Mahu, plaintiff against Mr. Gilderlieff and Mr. Wasbom concerning 200 £ sterling damage suffered by him.

The plaintiff says that a dispute had arisen between him and Mr. Leverets, which dispute they referred to the hands of six persons as arbitrators, and had agreed, because the six persons could not come to an accord, that they would be allowed to take on a seventh person in order finally to conclude the aforesaid disputes, and that those persons who were unwilling to submit to the conclusion of the aforesaid arbitrators, would be penalized a fine of 90 £ sterling; therefore the plaintiff, Mr. Mahu, days that Mr. Wasbom and Mr. Gilderlieff, selected as arbitrators in the aforesaid case, swore an oath that the case had been resolved, which oath he said was false and was willing to prove such. Whereby he has suffered great damage, of which he requests restitution or the accord that might be made. Ady ut supra.

It was ordered to place copies of this in the hands of the parties for their response.

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