TaThot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674. 403








       A Court held for Talbott County the 15th of 9ber 1666  Liber BB
                                              No.2
                       Present
    mt William Coursey             mr Thomas South 1
    mT Richard Wooliman            mr Seth Forster  Commissioners
    mT Thomas Powell j mT Phitt StephensonJ

  John Edmundson planff
Will: Dell deft   jJn an action of debt
    To the Worshipfull Commissioners for Talbott County the humble
  petition of John Edmundson.
    Shewith That William Dell standeth indebted to your petitioner
  the full and Just summ of Nine Thousand pounds of Tobacco and
  Cask, whereof Two Thousand pounds of Tobacco is due This yeare, [p. 62]
  and the said Dell refusseth to pay it, the pmisses Considered your
  Petitioner Craueth an Order for the said Tobacco with Cost of suite
  & yor petitioner Shall Ever Pray

    The Planff Craues A Jury and it is Granted.

    Wee of the Jury doe unanimusly agree that nf Jn° Edmundson
  shall haue his debt that is due by petition and the rest due according
  to Bill.                  Anthony Griffin foreman

  Richard Devor planff
                 In an action of Debt
  John Ingram del
    To the Worshipfull Commissioners for Talbott County the humble
  petition of Richard Devor
    Shewith That whereas Samuell Leverton stood indebted to your
  petitioner the full sumrn of Fower hundred pounds of Tobacco and
  Cask, and John Ingram did promiss yor petitioner payment before
  wittnes your petitioner Craueth order against the said Ingram for
  the said Tobacco with Cost of suite and yor petitioner Shall Ever
  Pray

    The deift nott appeareing the Court hath granted an Order against
  the Sheriff according to act of Assembly.

    John Slaughter aged about Forty fower yeares or there abouts
  sworne and Examined in open Court
    Saith That your deponant heard John Ingram bed Richard White
  goe downe to Richard Devor, and gett him a receipt for Fower hun
  dred pounds of Tobacco, due upon the accompt of Samuell Leverton,
  and it should be as pay to him and further Saith Nott

    Richard White sworne and Examined in open Court.
    Saith That John Ingram bed your deponant goe to Richard Devor
  and take his receipt for Fower hundred pounds of Tobacco upon
  Samuell Levertons accompt, and it should bee as pay to him, and the
  said Devor gaue him his Receipt and further saith nott.