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( 201 ) Whereupon Came the foresd Archibald Smith, with his two Securities Thomas Smith & Jno Browne And the Said Archibald did acknowledg him Self to owe & be indebted unto John Trubshaw Sonn of John:Trubshaw deceased the Sum of fifty pound Sterling money of England & his Securities. Smith & Browne the Sum of twenty five pounds a piece like money due to be leavied on their goods & Chattels lands & tennements for the sd Orphants use The Condicon of which Recognizance is Such that if the above bound Archibald Smith (doe) make no waste Sale or destruction of the Plantation lately belonging to Jno. Trubshaw deceased but to leave the same tenantable allwayes keeing it in repair, and to plant two hundred Aple trees at usual distance fifty Quince trees & fifty peach trees in tenn years time after the date hereof, as also keep them well fenced & trimed. then the Recognizance to be void and of none effect Otherwayes to be & remaine in full power force & vertue .______________ Alexander: Killoch. Plt. Somerset Ss // Contra. } Wm. Keens of this County was attached to answer Wm: Keens. Junior Dft. unto Alexander Killoch in an accon of ye Case ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ And whereupon the plt by Samuel:Alexander his Attorney Saith that he the Said Plt in the year Of our Lord 1687. did leave in a Tobacco house belonging to the defendt. 45 bushels of Sheld Indian Corne, Corne to & for the use of him the Said plt. which the defendt did take upon him Self to doe and faithfully promised to give a just & true accompt to the plt of the Said Corne but he the defendt. hath Converted to his own use the Said Corn, whereupon the plt demanded Satisfaction of the dft for the Said Corn, but the defendt. Cuningly deceitfully & fraudulently intending the plt to deceive & defraud hath refused payment & Still doth refuse although often thereunto / required, whereupon the plt Saith he is damnified & hath losse to the value of 2000lb of tobacco & hereupon brings this Sute. Alexander pr Quer. pled prsois// {Jno. Doe Rich:Roe } Not guilty in manner & form & puts himself upon the Country. Dent pr Defendant And the plaintiffe also Samll. Alexander June the 13th day 1692// Somerset County. These as followeth Wittneseth that I Wm.Keen Senr. doth declare that the Corn which Sanders: Calah. Sueth my Son for was damnified & lost (through) the default of the Said Sanders himSelf, for I gave him timely warning but he answered ( ) a profane manner & Sait if it rott Lett it (rott) & the (devil) rott with it then (after) a short time it was rotted & Consumed with ( worms) (Moreover) I did (not) all- to make any agreement with any man |
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