O Say Can You See

The Plaintiff in this case to support the issue on his part part offered to read in evidence to the Jury the Special Verdict which had been found by the Jury which was sworn to try the issue in this cause at October Term 1797 and which had been heretofore set aside by the court on account of the same being adjudged defective, the fact that Ann Joice was in England not being expressly found, to which the Defendant by his counsel objected because the plaintiff had the same testimony now to support his issue which was offered to the court former Jury; but the court was of opinion the same might be read in evidence to the Jury, to which opinion the Defendant by his counsel prayed leave to except and that his Bill of exceptions may be by the court signed and sealed according to the form of the Statute in such case provided which is accordingly done this 30th day of May seventeen hundred and ninety nine

Jeremiah Townley Chase (Seal)
John Done (Seal)