Draft papers relating to the case brought by William Bendall (plaintiff) against Lawrence Painter and Robert Perrott (defendants) for felony, heard at the Somerset Summer Assizes, Wells

Reference Number: BC/3/2/32/13
Level of Description: Item
Title: Draft papers relating to the case brought by William Bendall (plaintiff) against Lawrence Painter and Robert Perrott (defendants) for felony, heard at the Somerset Summer Assizes, Wells
Date: July 1808-August 1808
Extent: Extent: 11 items
Description: 1. William Bendall, Widcombe, mill owner (plaintiff)
2. Lawrence Painter, labourer (defendant)
3. Robert Perrott, Atwood's Passage, Horse Street, Bath, Butcher (defendant)
2 accused of stealing a saddle and 3 accused of receiving stolen goods.

Also includes two draft briefs of prosecution, draft witness statement and four charge sheets, together with a list of expenses, relating to the case. Together with two copies of a draft brief for motion to admit James Shedden's evidence against the other prisoners in Bendall vs. Painter and Perrott case.