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March Court
1725
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Whereas the Said John the Eighteenth day of Novem anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and twenty five at Somersett County within the Jurisdiction of this Court was Indebted unto the Said Joseph in Fourteen hundred & Seventy Eight pounds of tob.o for Levies Officers Fees & forbarances thereupon to ye said Joseph then & there due oweing & unpaid as by acc.o thereof hereinto Court annexed may in Court appear & being so thereof Indebted ye Said John afterwards to witt ye day & year afd at ye place afd in Consideration thereof upon himselfe did assume & to The said Jos: then & there did faithfully promise yt he ye said John ye afd fourteen hundred & seventy Eight pounds of tob.o to ye Said Jos: when he should be afterwards thereunto requested he would well & faithfully pay & Content altho ye said John Nine hundred and forty Eight pounds of tob.o percell of ye afd fourteen hundred & Seventy Eight pounds of tob.o to ye said Joseph he hath paid & satisfied yett as to five hundred & thirty pounds of tob.o in form afd ye said John his promiss & assumption afd in form afd made Little regarding but Plotting & fraudulently Intending ye same Jos: in yt part Craftilly & subtilly to Deceive & defraud ye afd five hundred & thirty pounds of tob.o to ye said Joseph he hath not paid or to him for ye Same in any wise Contented altho the same to doe ye said John by ye same Jos: in ye first day of august anno Dom one thousand seven hundred & twenty five & often afterwards at ye County afd within ye Jur of this Court was thereunto requested but the same to him to pay or in anywise to Content hath altogether refused & still doth refuse & Deny Whereupon ye Said Jos: Saith he is worse & hath damage to ye value of one thousand sixty pounds of tob.o & thereof he brings this Suite &c L Gale P Quer pledges &c Jno Doe R Roe
Speciall Bail to the action afd Thereupon a Certain David Huttson of Somersett County Gent present here in Court undertakes for the Said John Bishop ^that in Case the Said Jos: MccClester^ Shall recover Judgmt in the plea afd ag.t the Said John Bishop or that the Said John Bishop shall be therein Convict that then he the Said (Jno) |
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