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(224 Cupp And Afterwards the deft did att the Request of y.e Complt Deliver the Candle Cupp back againe & the said Comp.lt did Pay unto the said deft att his owne Plantacon Eight hhds of Tobacco Containing Neate Three thousand Eight hundred & seaventy pounds of Tobacco and also foure hogsheads more att one Peacocks Containing Neate Two thousand Twenty Eight Pounds of Tobacco and Three hogsheads of Tobacco more att Richard Freemans Waighing Neat Twelve hundred sixty and Two pounds of Tobacco and some short time afterwards the Comp.lt Came to the deft & acquainted him that his Land Whereon hee then Lived had beene Escheated to the R.t hono.ble the Lord Prop.ry and hee had purchased the same againe of his Lopp for the sume of Eighteene thousand pounds of Tobacco and that there was their due to the Lopp the sume of Seaven thousand Nine hundred and Fifty Pounds of Tobacco and that hee was afraid his Lopp would Not Confirme the sale to him w.thout hee were paid the said Tobacco and told the said Deft that hee had noe wayes to Rayse the said sume and others That hee stood indebted both to the sheriffe for Rent and Leavyes & seav.ll other psons Unless this Deft did doe him the Kindnesse to assist him and the s.d Comp.lt did Importunately Presse the deft To Lend him the Tobacco & did promisse the deft honestly to repay him what hee should disburse and Lend him and Pay him any Interest that hee should desire for the Loane thereof and make him over his Land for security & Whereas hee owes seav.ll psons Tobacco who had sued him hee desired the deft to bee Attorney for him to defend him in those accons While hee Could Comply w.th them and for that hee had seav.ll sumes of Tobacco due and owing to him from seaverall persons W.ch hee Could not get in without since hee therefore Desired the deft to bee his Attorney to sue the said psons his Debt.rs in ord.r to the Recovery his Just dues soe that thereby hee might bee the better Enabled both to Pay the deft what hee already owed him & also what hee should owe him then after aswell for what hee should Disburse and pay for him as also for his Fees in Mannageing and Transacting his businesse as his Attorney in the said Court of Calvert County aforesaid And the Deft haveing had Long acquaintance w.th the (Comp.lt |
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