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I found three court cases in Kennebec County, Maine, involving John Hook, and his son John Hook, Junior, of Canaan, Maine. They are from the Kennebec County Supreme Judicial Court, May 31, 1803 and September 27, 1803, and the Kennebec County Court of Common Pleas, December 9, 1806.
Here are my transcriptions. Note, there is no title on the original book.
Page 33 of the original book (familysearch's image 35 in the collection) says:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec
At the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, begun and holden at Augusta within and for the County of Kennebec, on the last Tuesday of May, being the 31st day of said month Anno Domini 1803, by the Honorable Theodore Sedgwick, Samuel Sewall, and George Thatcher, Esquires, Justices.
Page 103, image 105 says:
Case 97
Asher Spaulding of Anson and Ithamar Spaulding of Norridgwock, Traders, and John Harlow Esqr of said Norridgwock in the County of Kennebec complain, that at a Court of Common Pleas begun and held at Augusta within and for said County of Kennebec on the second Tuesday of December last past, by the consideration of the Justices of said Court, they recovered Judgment against John Hook of Canaan in said County, Yeoman, for the sum of eighteen Dollars & eighty three cents damages, and costs of suit taxed at nine Dollars eighty three cents, from which Judgment the said Hook appealed to this Court, and recognized to prosecute the same with effect; but has failed so to do. Wherefore the said Asher, Ithamar, and John prays affirmation of said Judgment with additional damages and costs. It is therefore considered by the Court, that the said Asher, Ithamar, & John recover against the said John Hook Jr, the sum of Nineteen Dollars and twenty eight cents damages & Costs taxed at 18.86.
There is a boilerplate record of that case as well which adds the following breakdown of the court costs. It is in a separate database called Kennebec Court Case Files, May 1803, and is image 152 on that roll of film.
Kennebec
to the Honorable the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court at Augusta in the County of Kennebec and for the County of Kennebec, on the last Tuesday of May A.D. 1803
Humbly shew Asher Thornton of Anson in said County and Ithamar Spaulding of Norridgewock in said county, traders, and John Harlow of said Norridgewock, Esquire, that at a Court of Commpn Pleas, held at Augusta in and for said county on the 2nd Tuesday of December last, they recovered Judgment agains John Hook Junior of Canaan in said county, yeoman, for the sum of $18.83 cents damage and costs of suit; from which Judgment he appealed to this Honorable Court and recognised to prosecute the same, but failed so to do; wherefore the complainant pray affirmation of the said judgment with additional damages costs.
costs
| of Common Pleas | 9.83 |
| Court's bill | 2.50 |
| Attorney's fees, etc | 1.75 |
| Copy of the case | 1.15 |
| attendance 3 days | .99 |
| Travel, 80 miles | 2.64 |
| ----- | |
| Total | 18.86 |
There are other figures on the page. I don't know what they refer to:
| 18.83 |
| .45 |
| ----- |
| 19.28 |
Page 129 of the original, image 129, says:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
At the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, begun and holden at Augusta in and for the County of Kennebec on the fourth Tuesday of September, being the twenty-seventh day of said month, Anno Domini 1803 by the honorable Francis Dana, Esq., Chief Justice, Simeon Strong and George Thacher, Esqs., Justices.
Pages 156 and 157, images 158 and 159 say:
Case Number 143
Benjamin Kelley of Loudon in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, Physician Complains that at a Court of Common Pleas begun and held at Augusta within and for the County of Kennebec on the second Tuesday of December last, by the consideration of the Justices of said Court, he recovered Judgement against John Hook and John Hook Junior both of Canaan in said County of Kennebec yeomen for the sum of twenty seven Dollars and twenty eight Cents Debt and twenty one Dollars and forty five Cents Costs. From which Judgment the said John & John Jr appealed to this Court and entered into Recognizance as the Law directs to prosecute his said appeal with effect, but has failed so to do. Therefore the said Kelley prays affirmation of said Judgment with additional Debt and costs. It is therefore considered by the Court that the said Kelley recover against the said John Hook and John Hook Jr the sum of twenty eight Dollars and fifty one Cents Debt and Costs of suit taxed at $ 30.49 Cents.
Page 276 of the original, image 287, says:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec
At a Court of Common Pleas begun and holden at Augusta within and for our County of Kennebec on the second Tuesday of December being the ninth day of said month, Anno Domini 1806, by the Honorable Joseph North, Daniel Corry, Nathaniel Dummer and Charles Robins, Esquires
Continued actions
Pages 306 and 307, images 317 and 318, say:
Case 160
Benjamin Kimball, Junior, of Concord in the County of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire, Hatter, plaintiff, vs John Hook & John Hook Junior both of Cornville in our County of Kennebec, yeomen, defendants in a plea of Debt, for that the said Kimball by the consideration of our Justices of our Court of Common Pleas holden at Waterborough within and for our County of York to wit at Augusta in our County of Kennebee on the fourth Tuesday of August eighteen hundred and three recovered Judgment against the said John Hook & John Hook Junior for the sum of forty seven dollars & ninety two cents damage & eleven dollars and fifty one cents for his costs of suit as by the record of our said Court remaining fully appear. Which Judgment is in full force unserved & in every part unsatisfied. Whereby an action hath accrued to the plaintiff to demand & recover of the said John Hook & John Hook Junior the sums aforesaid with interest for the same. Yet the said John Hook & John Hook Junior tho often requested have not paid either of the sum aforesaid or the interest but unjustly detain it to the damage of the said Kimball (as they say) the sum of one hundred dollars. This action was commenced & entered the last May term & was from thence continued from term to term until this term, And now in this term the Defendants although solemnly called to come into Court doth not appear but make default. It is therefore considered by the Court that the plaintiff recover against the Defendants the sum of seventy one dollars & thirty two cents damage & costs taxed at $25.93 cents.