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Title	Alexander vs. Shehy Court Documents
Subject	Ohio Government Immigration and Ethnic Heritage Judicial proceedings
Place	Youngstown (Ohio) Mahoning County (Ohio) Trumbull County (Ohio) Northwest Territory
Description	These documents relate to a lawsuit that James Alexander brought against Daniel Shehy of Youngstown, which was part of Trumbull County at the time, for "Monies, Goods, Wares & merchandise" in the amount of $178.50. The court ruled in favor of Alexander. Shehy was assessed $234.03, including court costs. Land belonging to Shehy was sold at sheriff's sale to pay the debt. This case provides insight into the legal system of the Northwest Territory before Ohio became a state in 1803. Included here are the court records, list of attorney's fees, sheriff's writ, and promissory notes. The fifteen pages range in size from 7.75 by 6.75 inches (19.05 by 17.15 cm) to 12.5 by 16 inches (31.75 by 40.64 cm). Daniel Shehy (1759-1834) was born in Dublin, Ireland. He studied for the priesthood but became involved in anti-British activities, and immigrated to the American colonies after several of his relatives were executed. He served in the Continental Army during the Revolution. In 1796, Shehy joined John Young and his party on a trip to the Connecticut Western Reserve to inspect lands that Young wished to purchase from the Connecticut Land Company. Young informally agreed to sell Shehy 1,000 acres before he took possession of the land, but another buyer made a better offer. Young accepted the second offer, and an angry Shehy threatened him and was arrested. Shehy spent the night in jail and was fined twenty-five dollars. The two men appear to have reconciled because Shehy later named one of his sons for John Young. It is believed that Shehy built the first log cabin in the area. He seems to have been a leader of the immigrant community and spoke out during a disputed election when residents attempted to have foreign-born voters disqualified. Shehy died in 1834.
Date of Original	1798 - 1801
Collection	Trumbull County Local Government Records
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts) LGR 363
Submitting Institution	Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor
Type	Text
Format	manuscripts

Title	Om324_755539_001
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om324_755539_001.tif
Image Height	6329
Image Width	3915
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