Archives of Maryland, Volume 0543, Page 0142b - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763

             June Court              1762              141
this day he had Ready to Answer the af^d. John Gale and John Ponsonby of the af^d. plea as to him it was Commanded
      Whereupon the Said Edward Holland at the prayer of the af^d. John Gale and John Ponsonby is Adjudged to give
Special Bail to the Action af^d. Thereupon a Certain William Roach of Somerset County planter present here in Court
in his proper person undertook for the Said Edward Holland and Assumed upon himself that if it Should happen that
Judgment in the plea af^d. Should be Rendred for the Said Gale and Ponsonby Against the af^d. Edward Holland or that he
the Said Edward Should be therein Convict that then he the Said Edward Should pay and Satisfie unto the af^d. Gale
and Ponsonby the Judgment of the Court thereupon or Render his body in Execution of Such Judgment to the prison
                                                                                                                           will
of the Sheriff of the County af^d. in Satisfaction thereof or that he the Said William Roach ^ do the Same for him &^c
           Whereupon the Said Edward Holland puts in his place Samuel Wilson Gen^t Attorney at Law Against
the af^d. John Gale and John Ponsonby in the Af^d. plea
        And thereupon at the prayer of the parties af^d. day is to them now here Given untill next Court to be
held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of June then next following in the State that now Saveing to the
parties af^d. &^c.    Att which day here Came the parties af^d. by their Attorneys af^d. And hereupon the Said Gale
and Ponsonby Complained Against the af^d. Edward Holland in the plea af^d. in form following
Somerset fs^t Edward Holland Late of Somerset County Planter was Attached to Answer unto John Gale and John
Ponsonby of A plea of trespass upon the Case &^c.
                And Whereupon the Said Gale and Ponsonby by William Hayward their Attorney Complain that
Whereas the Said Edward the Twelfth day of July in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred fifty and Nine at
the County af^d. was Indebted unto the Said Gale and Ponsonby in the Sum of fifteen pounds Eleven Shillings and Six pence
farthing Current Money of Maryland for the Sundry Articles and things in the Account hereto Annexed mentioned &
So thereof Indebted being the Said Edward in Consideration thereof Afterwards to wit the Same day and Year af^d. at the
County af^d. Upon himself Assumed and to the Said Gale and Ponsonby then and there faithfully Promised that he the
Said Edward the Sum of Money af^d. when he Should be thereto Afterwards Required to the Said Gale and Ponsonby well &
faithfully would pay and Content Nevertheless the Said Edward his Promise and Assumption af^d. in form af^d. made
Little Regarding but minding and fraudulently intending the Said Gale and Ponsonby in that part Craftily and Subtilly
to deceive and defraud the Sum of Money af^d. unto the Said Gale and Ponsonby hath not paid or them for the Same
in Any Sort Contented (altho the Same to do the Same Edward afterwards to wit the Same day and Year af^d. and often
Since at the County af^d. by the Said Gale and Ponsonby was Required but the Same to them to pay hitherto
altogether hath Refused and Still doth Refuse and unjustly deny Whereupon the Said Gale and Ponsonby Say
they are Worse and have Damage to the Value of fifty Pounds Cur^t Money of Maryland and thereof they Bring Suit &^c.
                                                                                                               Pledges &^c. J: Doe & R: Roe

1758	D^r. Edward Holland in Acco^t with Mess^rs. Gale and Ponsonby		1760	C^r
Aug^st. 30^th	To 4 y^ds. white Linnen 20/ 1 dox Shirt Buttons 4^d (Sep^r. 27) To a Bridle 5/6 (Oct^r. 28) 3 Scanes of thread 6^d	?1..6..4	Aug^t 16 By Coulbourns Creek Transfer 1 Note
Oc^r. 30	To a plain Iron 10^d (Dec^r. 5) 1 1/2 yd^s Duffell 15/ To 1 3/4 y^ds. Lindsey Woolsey 4/4 1/2 3/4 Oz thread 4^d	1..0..6 1/2	N^o. 182 in 221^lb @ 18/	?1..19..9 3/4
	To a Stick hair 6^d: 10 Vest buttons 10^d 1/2^lb powder 1/6 (1759 May 4) To 1 y^d. Ribbon 1/6 a felt hat 1/8	6	Sep^r 6 By Capⁿ Mich Holland	5..2..5
July 6	To 2 1/2 yd^s. Oz 3/4 (Aug^t. 7) 1 1/4 Yards Checks 3/1 1/2 (Sep^r 18) To 2 1/2 y^ds of broad Cloath 46/10 1/2 7/8 y^d. D^o. 16/5 3/4	3..9..9 3/4	By Ballance due	8..9..3 1/2
	To 4 1/2 y^ds. Shalloon 13/6 1 1/4 yd^s. D^o. 3/1 1/2 To a knit Breeches pattern 18 (26) To 1 1/2 y^ds. Sheeting 3/9: 2 hks Silk 1/8	2..0..0 1/2		?15..11..6 1/4
	To 1 y^d. buckram 1/8: 2 Sticks hair 1/4 To 3 D^o. 1/6: 2 1/2 doz C^t. buttons 3/9: 16 Vest 1/ To 3 Large D^o. 4 1/2^d 1 doz pearl Vest ditto 1/3	0..10..10 1/2
	To 2 Oz of thread 1/4 (Oct^r. 27) a pair Gloves 2/6 To a pair Womans Gloves 2/6 (Dec^r. 3) To an Ivory Comb 1/8 a pair Scissars 1/	9..0	Errors Excepted p^r Levin Gale for
	To Goods p^d. Negro Wat 1/7 (Dec^r 5) To a pair of Snuffers 10^d To C^r. Eliz^a. Sturgis ?4..1..1 1/2	4..6..6 1/2	Mess^rs. Gale & Ponsonby
1760 July 9	To 3 1/2 yd^s Checks 7/3 1/2 a Small Sifter 1/8 To 1 1/4 y^ds. Callico 5/2 1/2 1^lb Sugar 1/ 2 1/4 yd^s. Oz 2/11 To 1 1/4 y^ds. Sheeting 3/1 1/2	1..1..2 1/2
May 19	To C^r. Geo: Hayward Tayler ?1..2..6 (July 12) To 1/2 M pins 10^d a knife 10^d	1..4..2
		?15..11..6 1/4

And the af^d. Edward Holland by his Attorney af^d. Comes and defends the force and Injury when &^c. And Says that he Cannot deny the
Action af^d. of the af^d. Gale and Ponsonby nor but that he did Assume upon himself in Manner and form as the af^d. Gale and
                                                                                                                    Gale & Ponsonby
Ponsonby above Against him hath Complained ~~and~~ And as to the damage of the Said ~~Lane~~ by him by Occasion of the
Premisses the Said Edward Saith and Acknowledgeth that the af^d. Gale and Ponsonby have Sustained Damages by Occasion
of the Premisses beyond his Costs and Charges by him About his Suit in that part Apposed to Eight pounds Nine Shillings &
three pence half penny Cur^t Money of Maryland and not More and because the af^d. Gale and Ponsonby deny not this but the
Same Allegation Grant to be true pray Judgment for those damages above Acknowledged together with his Costs and Charges
af^d. to him, to be Adjudged       Therefore by Consent of the Parties af^d. it is Considered that the af^d. Gale and Ponsonby Recover
Against the af^d. Edward Holland his Damages af^d. to the af^d. Eight pounds Nine Shillings and three pence half penny Cur^t Money
226 3/4    of Maryland by the Same Edward in form af^d. Acknowledged as also                                                 Pounds of tobacco
for his Costs and Charges af^d. to the Same Gale and Ponsonby at their Request by this Court now here of the Assent of the parties
af^d. Adjudged which Certain Damages in the Whole Amount to Eight pounds Nine Shillings and three pence half penny
Cur^t Money and                                                              Pounds of tobacco and the af^d. Edward in Mercy &^c

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