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To William Caldwell a Justice of the Peace
in aid for the Township of Harris Ottawa
County Ohio
THe Undersigned George W Dimmick
and Lydia Dimmick hereby make their
complaint to you against Charles
McGowen and Mary McGowen
for this that the said Charles McGowan and
Mary McGowan hath ever since the
30th day of May in the year 1867 and
doth still unlawfully and forcibly detain
from the undersigned possesion of the
following premises situated in the Township
of Harris in the said County of Ottawa
and discribed as follows being the
dwelling house known as the Dimmick
House on Harris Street ajoining the
lot on which is the residence of Ezikiel Rice on the same
Street in the Village of Elmore and lately ockupied by John Eoff
the said Charles McGowen and Mary Mc
Gowen entered upon said premisis as
the tenant of the undersigned the lease
therefore expired of time hereine first
mentioned and from that time the said
Charles and Mary McGowen hath unlaw
=fully and forcibly held over their
said terms, on the 30th day of May
in the year 1867 the undersigned duly Served
upon the Charles and Mary McGowen
as required by law notice in writing to leave
said premises the undersigned asks process
and Restitution
dated this 4th day of June AD 1867
over