. . "United States." . . . . . "Confession of judgment"@en . . . . . . "Portraits"@en . . "Read, as \"Attorney specially Constituted\" summarizes a case against defendants John and William Murphy in the suit of Margaret Grantham vs. John Murphy & William Murphy for a debt of 120 pounds. There is no answer from the defendants or conclusion. Read notes on the verso that the defendants \"Come & Confess Judgement to the Plaintiff ... with Cost of Suit &c.\" As the document was written two months before the debt was due if may have been written for the plaintiff (Grantham) to use in case the Murphys did not pay."@en . "Confession of judgment and portrait"@en . . . "History"@en . . . . "An engraving of Read accompanies the document."@en . . "George Read confession of judgment and portrait"@en . "Engravings"@en .