A term of court commenced in Rock County with a grand and petty jury summoned; the case of "E. [name cut] v. D. Blodgett" was tried at this third term of court.

The evidence

• “D. Blodgett," occurred at the third term of the court, which convened April 20, 1840, and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff, his damages being assessed at $242 and costs of suit. The men serving on this jury were Ezekiel Brownell, George W.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/32-courts-and-legal-profession.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 209 / book p. 713

  Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

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