Wednesday, April 7, 2010

'From An 1811 Liverpool Mercury.'

From the 'Liverpool Mercury' dated Friday, December 13th, 1811.

The Creditors who have proved their debts on the estate of Samuel Holland and Thomas Smith Williams, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, merchants, co-partners, dealers and chapmen are requested to meet at the house of Henry Forshaw, the Globe tavern, in John-street, Liverpool, on Wednesday, the 11th day of December, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, in order to take into consideration the propriety of disposing of certain goods and merchandize belonging to the said bankrupts' estate, and for authorizing the assignees to aell the same, or any part thereof accordingly, either by public auction or private contract, or of deferring such sale as shall be thought adviseable, and on other special affairs. Mr. Lace and Messrs. Bardswell and Stephenson, Solicitors.

Whereas a commission of bankrupt is awarded and issued forth against James Rigby, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, livery? stable keeper, victualer, dealer, and chapman (partner with James Davis, of Liverpool, aforesaid, livery stable keeper) and he being declared bankrupt, is hereby required to surrender himself to the commissioners in the said commission named, or the major part of them, on the first second, and twenty fifth days of January next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon of each day, at the Globe Tavern in John-street, in Liverpool aforesaid, and make a full discovery and disclosure of his estate and effects, when and where the creditors are to come prepared to prove their debts, and at the second sitting to choose assignees, and at the last sitting the said bankrupt is required to finish his examination, and the creditors are to assent to, or dissent from the allowance of his certificate. All persons indebted to the said bankrupt, or that have any of his effects, are not to pay or deliver the same but to whom the commissioners shall appoint, but to give notice to Messrs. Griffith and Hinde?, Solicitors, Fenwick-street, in Liverpool.

Should the above be of interest to you, you are advised to view the original article, as this is not necessarily an exact 'transcript'.

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