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Rose vs. Joseph Osgood (1779)
Defendant defaulted. Rose "recovers her Liberty."
- Plaintiff: Rose
- Defendant: Joseph Osgood
Essex Court of Common Pleas
- May 1779 Ipswich: Case filed and disposed
- Justice: Caleb Cushing Esq.
- Justice: Benjamin Greenleaf Esq.
- Justice: Aaron Wood Esq.
- Disposition: Defendant defaulted.
Monetary Damages: Rose recovers "her Liberty" and is "no longer held in Servitude."
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Sources
- Please review Court Formalities to understand the court documents. Note especially that phrases such as 'with force & arms' and specific dates for keeping the Plaintiff in servitude are formal statements not meant to reflect actual occurences.
- ECCP Record for Rose vs Osgood. Osgood is a physician, both are from Andover. Osgood fails to show up in court, Rose is considered to "recover against the said Joseph her Liberty" and "no longer held in servitude."