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    of tob came & confessed Judgement for the Said Sume due by bill Liber E
    to the Said Philip Bisse.

      George Shenstone being attached to answer to Henry Moore in an
    accon of the Case
      Both parties made their appearance and the Deft having ap-
    pointed Richard Boughton his Atturney the plaintiffe preferred his
    peticon to the intent as foll:
      To the worp” the Comrs of Charles County.
      Henry Moore humbly Complaineth agt George Shenstone of
    Charles County for that whereas Sometime in march last or there-
    abouts the Said Henry More at the specia!l instance & request of the
    Said George did lett to the Said Geo: his plantacon att matawoman
    thereon to make a Crop of Corne & tobaccoe in Consideracon whereof
    the Said George did assume to pay to the Said Henry 200 lb of
    tobaccoe & to looke after the building & fencing on the Said Ground
    Erected or should by the Said George be thereon Erected & look
    after a small stock of hogges belonging to the Said Henry on the
    sd plantacon during his stay upon the same now Soe it is tht by
    the neglect of the Said George that one house Twenty five foot
    Long & twelve foot wide upon the Said plantacon is burned & the
    fence of the Same throwne downe to the Ground & the Stock of
    hogges run away to the Great damage of him the Said Henry where-
    fore he desireth yor worps to take it into Consideracon & order him
    Satisfaccon for the Same And yor Peticoner &c.

      And in Confirmacon of the premises the Said plt caused william
    Boyden to be Subpad in open Court who Being Sworne & Examined
    Saith
      That Sometime in march last past he heard Henry Moore bargain
    wth Geo: Shenstone & Charles woolley that he lett them have house
    & ground whereon to plant & howse their Crops & that they were to
    pay unto him one hoghd of tobaccoe wch the Said Henry Moore
    ordered to the widdow Allen but as for any other bargain Concerning
    the hogges he heard no other but that Henry Moore desired them if
    any of the hogges came home to doe their Endeavour to looke after
    them which they promised & further Saith not
      But the Defts Atturney Alleadging that the plantacon being lett
    to the Said George not alone by himselfe but in partnership with
    Charles woolley
      The Court upon the Said Error both in writt & declaracon by
    omission of Charles woolley then in partnership with Geo: Shen-
    stone adjudged the plt to be nonsuite & to pay Costs of Suite & to
    pay the Evidence charges.

      Upon an attachment formerly granted to Wm Marshall agt the
    Goods of Thomas Attoway & witt Sheriffes the Said Attachment
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