State of Illinois. ..........County ss.

In the............Court of...........Countt, of the..........Term, A. D. 19...

ATS.

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And The said Defendant.., ....................................

by. ................................., ..h.. Attorney.., come.. and defend. . the wrong and injury when, etc., and say. . that . .h. . did not undertake or promise, in manner and form as the said Plaintiff.. ha.. above thereof complained against . .h. ., and of this ..h.. put.........'.........

upon the country, etc.

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Defendant's Attorney..

State of Illinois, ..........County.

ss.

In the...........Court of...........County, of the..........Term, A. D. 19...

vs.

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..............................being duly sworn, on oath says that he is..........................Defendant.. in the above entitled cause, and that he verily believes that said Defendant.. h.. a good defense to said suit, upon the merits, to the whole of said Plaintiff's demand; that the nature of said defense is as follows:

Subscribed and Sworn to before me, this..........day of................

....................A. D. 19...

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State of Illinois, ..........County ss.

In the...........Court of...........County.

VS.

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Nature of Set-of The Plaintiff. . In the above entitled cause will take notice, that on the trial of this cause under the general issue above pleaded, the Defendant. . will give in evidence, and insist that the Plaintiff.. w.... before and at the time of the commencement of this suit, and still......indebted to the Defendant.. in the sum of......................................

..............Dollars and............................Cents, for money before that time lent and advanced to said Plaintiff.. by said Defendant.. at said Plaintiff's request.*............................................

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and also, in the like sum, for money before that time paid, laid out and expended for said Plaintiff.. by the said Defendant.., at the like special instance and request of said Plaintiff..; and in the like sum for money before that time had and received by said Plaintiff.. to and for the use of said Defendant ..; and also in the like sum for goods, wares and merchandise, before that time sold and delivered by said Defendant.. to said Plaintiff.., at the like special instance and request; and also in the like sum for the labor, care and diligence of said Defendant.. before that time done and performed by said Defendant.. for said Plaintiff.., and at the like special instance and request of said Plaintiff..; and also in the like sum for other money before that time and then due and owing the said Defendant.. for interest upon and for the forbearance of divers other sums of money before that time and then due and owing from the said Plaintiff.. to the said Defendant..; and also in the like sum, then and there found to be due and owing from said Plaintiff.. to said Defendant.. on an account stated between them; and the said Defendant.. will on such trial offset and allow the said several sums of money so due and owing from said Plaintiff.. to said Defendant.. against any sum the said Plaintiff.. may claim and prove in this action to be due . .h.., and will ask the court for a judgment against the said Plaintiff.. for the balance, if any there be, due said Defendant.., together with costs, etc.

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Defendant's Attorney..