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(320) March Court Anno Domini 1747 Sustained to the same John Wheatley at his Request by the Court here adjudged according to the form force and Effect of the statute in those Cases late made and Provided and that the same John Wheatley have thereof Execution
Charles County sst John Sly of Charles County Planter otherwise Called John Sly of Charles County in the Province of Maryland Planter was surrendered to answer unto Joseph Allen of a plea that he Render unto him the Penal Sum of one Thousand Four Hundred pound Merchantable leaf Tobacco in Cask to Contain the same which to him he owes and from him unjustly Detains &C.a And whereupon the same Joseph Allen by Henry Darnall his attorney saith that whereas the afs.d John Sly on the Twenty Second day of June Anno Domini Seventeen Hundred and forty Two at Charles County afs.d by his Certain Writing obligatory acknowledged himself to be Bound unto the said Joseph Allen at at upon the Twenty fifth day of December Next Ensuing the date of the same Writing Nevertheless the afs.d John altho often Required the afs.d sum of one Thousand four Hundred pounds of Tobacco as afs.d to the same Joseph hath not Paid but the same to Pay hath Refused and Stil doth Refuse Whereupon he says he is the wise and hath Loss to the Value of one Thousand four Hundred pounds of Tobacco and thefore he brings seat &C.a and he brings into Court here the Writing obligatory afs.d which the Debt afs.d in form afs.d Testifys whose Date is the day and year afs.d &Ca John Doe & Pled.s &Ca Rich.d Roe And the afs.d John Slye by Jeremiah Chase his attorney comes and defends the force and Injury when &C.a and prays a hearing of the Writing obligatory afs.d and it is Read unto him he also prays a hearing of the Condition of the same Writing & it is Read unto him in these words following Vizt The Condition of the above Obligation is such that if the above bounded John Sly his Heirs Ex.rs and Adm.rs do by a Lawfull Course and Legal form make it appear by the Twenty fifth day of December Next Ensuing the date hereof that the abovesaid Joseph his Heirs Ex.rs Adm.rs or Assigns hath no Right Title Interest & Claim to a Certain Tract of land of and lying in Charles County afs.d and being on the Head of Birds Creek which he the said Joseph Allen hath this day by the Virtue of his Lordships warrant hath surveyed by William Hanson his Lordships surveyor for this County then the above obligation to be void of no Effect otherwise to stand in full force and Virtue in Law as Witness my hand and seal the day and year above Written Signed Seal'd & Delivered John Slye (LS) In the Presence of us Sam.l Love Jun.r Thomas Ching And the afs.d John by Jeremiah Chase his attorney Comes and defends the force and Injury when &C.a and prays Leave thereof to Imparle hereto until the Next Court to be holden at Charles Town on the Second Tuesday in June Next & he (hath) |
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