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Record Group: Cumberland County
Subgroup: Clerk's Office
Series: Justice of the Peace Dockets, 1791-1948
Accession #:

1980.005

Series #:  CCUCL008
Guide Date:  Pre-1989
Volume: 67.5 c.f. [123 boxes, 16 OV vols.]



Contents

Box 1 
1. Auld, Jacob M. - July 1900 - February 1905
2. Ayars, John G. - May 1890 - March 1899 (Index)
3. Ayars, John G. - November 1892 - January 1905 (Complaint)
4. Ayars, John G. - March 1899 - October 1903 (Index)
Box 2 
5. Ayars, John G. - October 1903 - January 1905 (Index)
6. Bamford, Jeremiah - June 1848 - September 1855 (Partial Index)
7. Barker, Samuel - March 1846 - December 1847
8. Barrett, William D. - December 1899 - June 1866 (Index)
Box 3 
9. Bateman, B. Rush - June 1847 - March 1877
10. Bateman, Moses - April 1819 - June 1823
11. Bateman, Moses - June 1823 - December 1826
12. Bateman, Moses - December 1826 - December 1831
13. Bateman, Moses - February 1832 - April 1844
Box 4 
14. Birkinshaw, Charles H. - May 1891 - June 1893
15. Bonham, Belford M. - August 1839 - December 1845
16. Bonham, Nathan - January 1821 - July 1822
17. Bonham, Nathan - July 1822 - October 1823
18. Bonham, Nathan - October 1823 - January 1828
19. Bonham, Nathan - January 1828 - March 1835
Box 5 
20. Brown, Albro S. - May 1878 - April 1890 (Index)
21. Brown, Albro S. - August 1879 - February 1886 (Index)
22. Brown, Albro S. - December 1885 - July 1890 (Index)
23. Browne, Walter Scott - October 1902 - October 1905
Box 6 
24. Browne, Walter Scott - November 1905 - March 1906 (Partial Index)
25. Browne, Walter Scott - December 1907 - March 1908
26. Burgin, Enoch - January 1807 - May 1810 (Index)
Box 7 
27. Burgin, Enoch - February 1810 - June 1810 (Index)
28. Burgin, Enoch - June 1810 - January 1811 (Index)
29. Burgin, Enoch - February 1811 - August 1811 (Index)
30. Burgin, Enoch - September 1811 - June 1812 (Index)
31. Burgin, Enoch - June 1812 - October 1813 (Index)
32. Burgin, Enoch - October 1813 - May 1814 (Index)
33. Burgin, Enoch - May 1814 - August 1815 (Index)
34. Burgin, George - February 1805 - December 1807 (Index)
35. Burgin, George - November 1808 - November 1809
36. Burgin, George - January 1808 - February 1809 (Index)
Box 8 
37. Butcher, Charles - May 1877 - February 1880
38. Carns, David W. - April 1838 - September 1840 (Index)
39. Carns, David W. - August 1840 - October 1846 (Index)
Box 9 
40. Carroll, Daniel - November 1812 - July 1826
41. Carroll, Daniel - July 1826 - December 1829
42. Carroll, Daniel - March 1830 - September 1836
43. Chance, John - December 1801 - October 1803
Box 10 
44. Chard, William - March 1799 - August 1800 (Chard, William - September 1800 - March 1804,
See Oversize Box 124)
45. Chard, William - March 1804 - August 1805
46. Chard, William - September 1805 - June 1809
47. Chard, William - June 1809 - August 1814
Box 11 
48. Chard, William - August 1814 - April 1817
49. Chattin, John - July 1805 - October 1806
50. Chattin, John - January 1823 - March 1826
51. Chester, George M. - May 1877 - March 1880
52. Chew, James C. - August 1863 - October 1866 (Index)
Box 12 
53. Clark, James - March 1801 - November 1804
54. Clark, James - November 1804 - July 1807
Box 13 
55. Clark, James - August 1807 - December 1809 (Index)
56. Clark, James - December 1809 - August 1811
Box 14 
57. Clark, James - August 1811 - June 1814
58. Clark, James - July 1814 - August 1818
Box 15 
59. Clark, James - August 1818 - October 1821 (Index)
60. Clark, James - October 1821 - January 1830 (Index)
Box 16 
61. Clark, Raymond - June 1939 - July 1939 (Civil)
62. Clark, Raymond - May 1939 - February 1940 (Criminal)
63. Clark, Raymond - June 1939 - November 1939 (Criminal)
64. Clark, Raymond - August 1939 - February 1942 (Criminal)
65. Clark, Raymond - February 1940 - March 1942 (Criminal)
66. Clark, Raymond - December 1941 - March 1942 (Disorderly)
67. Cobb, Josias M. - May 1887 - December 1892
Box 17 
68. Cohen, Wolfe - March 1940 - October 1948 (Criminal)
69. Cole, George M. - November 1869 - February 1876
Box 18 
70. Creamer, John R. - May 1948 - December 1948 (Includes Small Cause Court Summons (30) and
Warrant to Arrest (1).
71. Dare, Henry M. - May 1895 - March 1900
Box 19 
72. Dare, Henry M. - June 1895 - March 1900
73. Dare, Isaac B. - May 1871 - September 1877
74. Dare, Isaac B. - November 1873 - March 1877
75. Dare, Isaac B. - March 1877 - October 1881
76. Dare, John E. - June 1877 - November 1885
Box 20 
77. Davis, Jarman A. - May 1861 - December 1868
78. Davis, Jessie C. - February 1869 - September 1883 (Index)
79. Davis, Jessie C. - May 1892 - December 1892
Box 21 
80. Davis, Jessie C. - December 1893 - May 1895
81. Davis, Jessie C. - January 1894 - November 1897 (Index)
82. Davis, Jessie C. - May 1895 - January 1898 (Index)
Box 22 
83. Davis, Jessie C. - June 1898 - April 1902 (Index)
84. Davis, Jessie C. - February 1898 - April 1902 (Index)
85. Davis, Jessie C. - June 1892 - March 1897 (Complaint)
86. Davis, Jessie C. - August 1897 - January 1901 (Complaint)
87. Demmer, Joseph F. - 1944 - 1948 (Index)
Box 23 
88. Devereux, Franklin - May 1850 - July 1853
89. DeWitt, Harry B. 1917 - 1920 (Index)
Box 24 
90. DeWitt, Harry B. August 1917 - October 1921 (Index)
91. Donnelly, Bearl - June 1936 - November 1940
92. Donnelly, Bearl - July 1936 - June 1937 (Complaint)
Box 25 
93. Donnelly, Rex A. - May 1902 - August 1914 (Index)
94. Donnelly, Rex A. - May 1912 - March 1919 (Index)
95. Downs, O. Leslie - June 1931 - May 1933 (Criminal)
Box 26 
96. Downs, O. Leslie - September 1933 - October 1934 (Criminal)
97. Downs, O. Leslie - September 1931 - August 1933 (Civil)
98. Downs, O. Leslie - May 1933 - October 1934 (Civil)
99. Duffey, William - December 1828 - April 1831
100. Errickson, John - January 1796 - November 1796
101. Errickson, John - November 1796 - July 1797
102. Errickson, John - July 1797 - May 1798
103. Errickson, John - May 1798 - November 1798
104. Errickson, John - September 1799 - March 1800
Box 27 
105. Errickson, John - December 1800 - June 1804
106. Errickson, John - June 1804 - October 1804
107. Ewing, Enos - February 1824 - November 1826
108. Fielding, Charles - May 1906 - December 1908 (Index)
109. Fielding, Charles - December 1908 - August 1911 (Index)
Box 28 
110. Fielding, Charles - May 1913 - August 1916 (Index)
111. Fielding, Charles - August 1916 - July 1917 (Index)
Box 29 
112. Finlaw, George W. - May 1865 - January 1867 (Index)
113. Finlaw, George W. - January 1867 - May 1869 (Index)
114. Finlaw, George W. - May 1869 - June 1870 (Index)
Box 30 
115. Fithian, Seeley - March 1813 - December 1813
116. Fithian, Seeley - March 1814 - May 1816
117. Fithian, Seeley - May 1816 - November 1816
118. Fithian, Seeley - November 1816 - May 1817
119. Fithian, Seeley - May 1817 - November 1817
120. Fithian, Seeley - November 1817 - February 1818
Box 31 
121. Florentino, Maurice - October 1906 - July 1917
122. Florentino, Maurice - May 1924 - December 1925 (Index) (Civil)
123. Florentino, Maurice - December 1925 - September 1926 (Index) (Civil)
Box 32 
124. Florentino, Maurice - September 1926 - June 1927 (Index) (Civil)
125. Florentino, Maurice - June 1927 - January 1928 (Index) (Civil)
126. Florentino, Maurice - January 1928 - June 1928 (Index) (Civil)
Box 33 
127. Florentino, Maurice - August 1928 - January 1929 (Index) (Civil)
128. Florentino, Maurice - January 1929 - October 1929 (Index) (Civil)
129. Florentino, Maurice - October 1929 - January 1931 (Index) (Civil)
Box 34 
130. Florentino, Maurice - January 1931 - September 1931 (Index) (Civil)
131. Florentino, Maurice - September 1931 - March 1932 (Index) (Civil)
132. Florentino, Maurice - March 1932 - December 1932 (Index) (Civil)
Box 35 
133. Florentino, Maurice - December 1932 - February 1934 (Index) (Civil)
134. Florentino, Maurice - February 1934 - August 1934 (Index) (Civil)
135. Florentino, Maurice - August 1934 - June 1935 (Index) (Civil)
Box 36 
136. Florentino, Maurice - June 1935 - April 1936 (Index) (Civil)
137. Florentino, Maurice - April 1936 - November 1936 (Index) (Civil)
138. Florentino, Maurice - November 1936 - June 1937 (Index) (Civil)
Box 37 
139. Florentino, Maurice - June 1937 - February 1938 (Index) (Civil)
140. Florentino, Maurice - February 1938 - August 1938 (Index) (Civil)
141. Florentino, Maurice - August 1938 - February 1939 (Index) (Civil)
Box 38 
142. Florentino, Maurice - February 1939 - July 1939 (Index) (Civil)
143. Florentino, Maurice - July 1939 - January 1940 (Index) (Civil)
144. Florentino, Maurice - January 1940 - June 1940 (Index) (Civil)
Box 39 
145. Florentino, Maurice - June 1940 - December 1940 (Index) (Civil)
146. Florentino, Maurice - May 1941 - September 1941 (Index) (Civil)
147. Florentino, Maurice - September 1941 - February 1942 (Index) (Civil)
Box 40 
148. Florentino, Maurice - February 1942 - June 1942 (Index) (Civil)
149. Florentino, Maurice - June 1942 - October 1942 (Index) (Civil)
150. Florentino, Maurice - October 1942 - May 1943 (Index) (Civil)
Box 41 
151. Florentino, Maurice - May 1943 - February 1944 (Index) (Civil)
152. Florentino, Maurice - February 1944 - January 1945 (Index) (Civil)
153. Florentino, Maurice - January 1945 - July 1945 (Index) (Civil)
Box 42 
154. Florentino, Maurice - July 1945 - July 1946 (Index) (Civil)
155. Florentino, Maurice - August 1946 - May 1947 (Index) (Civil)
156. Florentino, Maurice - May 1947 - January 1948 (Index) (Civil)
Box 43 
157. Florentino, Maurice - January 1948 - July 1948 (Index) (Civil)
158. Florentino, Maurice - July 1948 - December 1948 (Index) (Civil)
159. Florentino, Maurice - May 1924 - February 1928 (Criminal)
Box 44 
160. Florentino, Maurice - February 1928 - August 1929 (Index) (Criminal)
161. Florentino, Maurice - August 1929 - December 1932 (Index) (Criminal)
162. Florentino Maurice - Januar 1933 - November 1936 (Index) (Criminal)
Box 45 
163. Florentino, Maurice - December 1936 - August 1942 (Index) (Criminal)
164. Florentino, Maurice - August 1942 - August 1947 (Index) (Criminal)
165. Florentino, Maurice - June 1924 - July 1927 (Motor Vehicle)
166. Florentino, Maurice - July 1927 - January 1929 (Motor Vehicle)
Box 46 
167. Florentino, Maurice - January 1929 - November 1941 (Motor Vehicle)
168. Florentino, Maurice - February 1942 - July 1948 (Motor Vehicle)
169. Florentino, Maurice - March 1928 - December 1939 (Index) (Criminal)
170. Florentino, Maurice - September 1939 - May 1943 (Index) (Criminal)
171. Florentino, Maurice - July 1947 - September 1948 (Index) (Criminal)
Box 47 
172. Foster, Ezekiel - December 1801 - June 1802 (Foster Ezekiel, February 1802 - July 1803,
See Oversize Box 125)
173. Foster, Ezekiel - April 1802 - November 1803 (Index)
174. Foster, Ezekiel - April 1804 - May 1804
175. Foster, Ezekiel - May 1804 - November 1804
176. Foster, Ezekiel - December 1804 - June 1805
177. Foster, Ezekiel - January 1804 - April 1805
178. Foster, Ezekiel - June 1805 - March 1806
179. Foster, Ezekiel - February 1806 - December 1807
Box 48 
180. Foster, Ezekiel - December 1807 - March 1808 (Index)
181. Foster, Ezekiel - March 1808 - May 1808
182. Foster, Ezekiel - May 1808 - December 1808
183. Foster, Ezekiel - December 1808 - February 1809
184. Foster, Ezekiel - June 1809 - February 1810
185. Foster, Ezekiel - March 1810 - December 1810
186. Foster, Ezekiel - November 1810 -June 1811
187. Foster, Ezekiel - May 1811 - January 1812
188. Foster, Ezekiel - February 1812 - September 1816
Box 49 
189. Foster, Henry R. - December 1843 - January 1846 (Index)
190. Foster, Henry R. - January 1846 - January 1848 (Index)
191. Foster, Henry R. - January 1848 - February 1853 (Foster Nathaniel - April 1797 - November 1797,
See Oversize Box 121)
192. Foster, Nathaniel - December 1813 - May 1814
Box 50 
193. Foster, Nathaniel - March 1817 - March 1818
194. Foster, Nathaniel - March 1818 - September 1821
195. Foster, Nathaniel - October 1821 - May 1825
196. Foster, Nathaniel - June 1825 - December 1838
197. Foster, Nathaniel - March 1939 - May 1842
Box 51 
198. Foster, Nathaniel - May 1842 - November 1847
199. Franz, Spencer - April 1839 - February 1844
199a. Franz, Spencer - March 1839 - January 1840
200. Franz, Spencer - December 1839 - September 1840
201. Franz, Spencer - September 1840 - March 1841
202. Franz, Spencer - March 1841 - November 1841
203. Franz, Spencer - December 1841 - August 1842
204. Franz, Spencer - August 1842 - September 1843
205. Franz, Spencer - September 1843 - February 1844
206. Gardiner, Harry G. - May 1931 - May 1942 (Civil)
Box 52 
207. Gardiner, Harry G. - May 1942 - Dec 1948 (Civil)
208. Gardiner, Harry G. - July 1931 - March 1947 (Complaint)
209. Gardiner, Harry G. - August 1932 - February 1948 (Summary Proceeding)
Box 53 
210. Gardiner, Harry G. - March 1947 - December 1948 (Criminal)
211. Garton, Jonathan - November 1833 - February 1837
212. Garrison, David O. - December 1833 - July 1849
213. Garrison, William - December 1791 - April 1796
214. Garrison, William - April 1796 - November 1799
215. Garrison, William - April 1800 - March 1803
Box 54 
216. Garrison, William - April 1803 - October 1805
217. Garrison, William - October 1805 - October 1810
218. Garrison, William - September 1810 - August 1819
219. Gilman, Daniel - September 1835 - September 1839
220. Ginenback, Daniel B. - August 1885 - October 1887
221. Green, George G. - June 1878 - January 1879
Box 55 
222. Gross, Jack - August 1934 - February 1848 (Criminal)
223. Gross, Jack - November 1936 - December 1948 (Civil)
224. Gwynne, William A. - June 1900 - April 1901 (Index)
Box 56 
225. Hall, E.C. - May 1886 - April 1891 (Index)
226. Harris, Daniel - May 1846 - September 1877 (Index)
227. Harris, Daniel - July 1897 - April 1906
Box 57 
228. Harris, Daniel - May 1892 - June 1904 (Complaint)
229. Harris, George - October 1850 - June 1853 (Index)
230. Harris, George - June 1853 - August 1857 (Index)
231. Henderson, Thomas - February 1827 - October 1837
232. Herder, Fred - November 1946 - October 1948 (Complaint) (Hill, Thomas - May 1851 - November 1855,
See Oversize Box 124)
233. Holmes, Theophilus - May 1845 - February 1846
234. Howell, W. Scott - February 1932 - September 1940
Box 58 
235. Howell, W. Scott - September 1940 - April 1942
236. Howell, W. Scott - April 1942 - September 1947
237. Hughes, Arthur E. - June 1849 - April 1857
238. Hughes, Arthur E. - March 1871 - May 1872 (Index)
Box 59 
239. Hughes, Arthur E. - May 1872 - October 1875 (Index)
240. Hunt, James B. - September 1804 - April 1805
241. Hunt, James B. - April 1805 - December 1805
242. Hunt, James B. - December 1805 - August 1806
243. Hunt, James B. - September 1806 - February 1808
244. Hunt, James B. - February 1808 - September 1808
245. Hunt, James B. - September 1808 - March 1809
246. Hunt, James B. - April 1809 - October 1809
247. Hunt, James B. - October 1809 - July 1810
248. Hunt, James B. - July 1810 - March 1811
249. Hunt, James B. - March 1811 - September 1811
250. Hunt, James B. - September 1811 - March 1812
Box 60 
251. Hunt, James B. - March 1812 - June 1812
252. Hunt, James B. - June 1812 - September 1812
253. Hunt, James B. - September 1812 - May 1813
254. Hunt, James B. - May 1813 - May 1814
255. Hunt, James B. - May 1814 - February 1815
256. Hunt, James B. - February 1815 - September 1815
257. Hunt, James B. - September 1815 - February - 1816
258. Hunt, James B. - February 1816 - May 1816
259. Hunt, James B. - May 1816 - September 1816
260. Hunt, James B. - September 1816 - March 1817
261. Hunt, James B. - March 1817 - August 1817
262. Hunt, James B. - August 1817 - December 1817
263. Hunt, James B. - December 1817 - June 1818
264. Hunt, James B. - June 1818 - April 1819
265. Hunt, James B. - April 1819 - September 1820
Box 61 
266. Hutchinson, Bacon B. - January 1867 - June 1877 (Index)
267. Hutchinson, Bacon B. - July 1877 - August 1880 (Index)
268. Ireland, William B. - September 1890 - August 1893
269. Ireland, William B. - September 1893 - February 1898
Box 62 
270. Johnson, Amos P. - March 1903 - May 1907 (Criminal)
271. Johnson, Amos P. - April 1909 - November 1911 (Criminal)
272. Johnson, Amos P. - August 1911 - October 1911 (Criminal)
273. Johnson, Amos P. - May 1903 - March 1908 (Civil)
274. Johnson, Amos P. - May 1908 - December 1911 (Civil)
275. Johnson, Amos P. - January 1912 - February 1912 (Index) (Civil)
276. Johnson, Amos P. - May 1907 - July 1909 (Complaint)
Box 63 
277. Johnson, Amos P. - September 1911 - February 1912 (Complaint)
278. Johnson, Isaiah E. -May 1877 - October 1879
279. Johnson, Isaiah E. - November 1879 - September 1882
280. Johnson, Isaiah E. - April 1883 - April 1885
Box 64 
281. Johnson, Isaiah E. - April 1885 - November 1885 (Index)
282. Johnson, Isaiah E. - November 1885 - March 1889 (Index)
283. Johnson, Samuel C. - August 1928 - June 1929 (Index) (Civil)
284. Johnson, Samuel C. - July 1929 - March 1930 (Index) (Civil)
Box 65 
285. Johnson, Samuel C. - March 1930 - October 1930 (Index) (Civil)
286. Johnson, Samuel C. - October 1930 - February 1932 (Index) (Civil)
Box 66 
287. Johnson, Samuel C. - February 1932 - January 1937 (Index) (Civil)
288. Johnson, Samuel C. - November 1934 - February 1948 (Index) (Criminal)
(Johnson, Samuel C. - January 1937 - November 1948 See Item Nos. 555 to 562)
289. Jones, Joseph - April 1795 - February 1797
290. Jones, Joseph - July 1798 - August 1799
291. Jones, Joseph - Julyy 1799
292. Jones, Joseph - July 1799 - January 1800
Box 67 
293. Juliano, Angelo - April 1918 (Complaint)
294. Kandle, Henry - July 1874 - December 1874
295. Kandle, Henry - December 1874 - January 1878 (Index)
296. Lawrence, Leonard - February 1829 - October 1859
Box 68 
297. Leake, Nathan - January 1814 - October 1814; November 1829 - January 1835
(Some accounts 1811 - 1812)
298. Lee, James - December 1801 - May 1804 (Index)
299. Lee, James - May 1804 - June 1815
300. Long, Henry S. - January 1894 - February 1905
Box 69 
301. Long, Henry S. - February 1905 - January 1906
302. Long, J. Ellsworth - April 1919 - March 1920 (Index) (p. 400-483)
303. Long, J. Ellsworth - March 1920 - October 1920 (Index) (p. 684-926)
304. Long, J. Ellsworth - January 1921 - October 1921 (Index) (p. 927-1220)
Box 70 
305. Long, J. Ellesworth - October 1921 - May 1922 (Index) (p. 1221-1562)
306. Long, J. Ellsworth - May 1922 - August 1922 (Index) (p. 1563 - 1715)
307. Long, J. Ellsworth - August 1922 - March 1923 (Index) (p. 1716-2057)
Box 71 
308. Long, J. Ellsworth - March 1923 - August 1923 (Index) (p. 2058-2351)
309. Long, J. Ellsworth - August 1923 - November 1923 (Index) (p.2358-2657)
310. Long, J. Ellsworth - November 1923 - April 1924 (Index) (p. 2658-2950)
Box 72 
311. Long, J. Ellsworth - April 1924 - October 1924 (Index) (p. 2951-3250)
312. Loper, Jonathan - May 1886 - December 1890
313. Lord, Charles P. - July 1890 - June 1891 (Index)
Box 73 
314. Lord, Charles P. - May 1891 - August 1894 (Index)
315. Lord, Charles P. - December 1893 - May 1899 (Index) (Lord, Charles P. - September 1894 - March 1903,
See Oversize Box 136)
316. Lord, Charles P. - May 1899 - September 1903 (Index)
Box 74 
317. Lord, Charles P. - October 1903 - January 1905 (Index)
318. Loughran, James - May 1891 - February 1900 (Index)
319. Lupton, David - December 1823 - November 1826 (Index)
320. Lupton, David - December 1826 - February 1830 (Index)
Box 75 
321. Lupton, David - January 1830 - December 1836 (Index)
322. Lupton, Jeremiah H. - May 1874 - September 1877 (Index)
323. Lupton, Jeremiah H. - December 1876 - May 1881
Box 76 
324. Lupton, Jeremiah H. - July 1881 - September 1890
325. McClong, E.G. - May 1872 - March 1881
326. McIntosh, John - December 1804 - September 1805
327. McIntosh, John - September 1805 - October 1809
328. McIntosh, John - Cotober 1809 - June 1810
329. McIntosh, John - March 1814 - May 1816
Box 77 
330. McIntosh, John - May 1816 - March 1818
331. McIntosh, John - March 1818 - June 1820
332. McIntosh, John - June 1820 - June 1825
333. McIntosh, John - June 1825 - March 1830
Box 78 
334. McIntosh, John - March 1830 - December 1844
335. Madden, Martin - May 1850 - February 1852
336. Mason, William - April 1794 - May 1796
337. Mason, William - April 1797 - November 1798
338. Mason, William - July 1798 - October 1799
Box 79 
339. Mason, William - October 1799 - June 1801
340. Mason, William - June 1801 - May 1803
341. Mason, William - May 1803 - February 1804
342. Mayhew, John - March 1813 - February 1818
343. Merseilles, Hugh R. - March 1836 - August 1840 (Index)
344. Merseilles, Hugh R. - November 1844 - March 1846 (Index)
Box 80 
345. Meyers, Charles G. - August 1879 - August 1883
346. Meyers, Charles G. - August 1883 - August 1885
347. Meyers, Charles G. - September 1885 - September 1886
348. Miller, John P. - July 1890 - December 1900 (Civil)
349. Miller, John P. - December 1900 - October 1904 (Civil)
Box 81 
350. Miller, John P. - October 1904 - July 1907 (Civil)
351. Miller, John P. - April 1904 - June 1907 (Complaint)
352. Miller, John P. - September 1898 - August 1904 (Criminal)
352a. Milazzo, Vita - June 1947 - December 1947