Archives of Maryland, Volume 0543, Page 0157b - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763

                     August Court                 1762                   157
Att which day here Came the af^d. William Figgs by William Hayward his Attorney and the Sheriff to witt
John Dennis Gen^t now here Returned that he had taken the af^d. Daniel Kinnikin whose body here at this day he
had Ready to Answer the af^d. William Figgs of the af^d. plea as to him it was Commanded
           Whereupon the Said Daniel Kinnikin at the prayer of the af^d. William Figgs is Adjudged to give
Special bail to the Action af^d. Thereupon a Certain John Williams of Somerset County planter present here in
Court in his Proper Person undertook for the Said Daniel Kinnikin and Assumed upon himself that if it Should
happen that Judgment in the plea af^d. Should be Rendred for the Said William Figgs Against the af^d. Daniel
Kinnigan or that he the Said Daniel Should be therein Convict that then he the Said Daniel Should
pay and Satisfie unto the af^d. William the Judgment of the Court thereupon or Render his body in Execution
of Such Judgment to the Prison of the Sheriff of the County af^d. in Satisfaction thereof or that he the Said
John Williams will do the Same for him &^c
      Whereupon the Said Daniel Kinnikin puts in his place Littleton Dennis Gen^t Attorney at Law
Against the af^d. William Figgs of 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.       ~~And thereupon at the pra~~ &NBSP;&NBSP; Att which day here Came the af^d. Parties by their Attorneys
af^d. And hereupon the Said William Complained Against the af^d. Daniel in the plea af^d. in form following
Somerset fs^t Daniel Kenekin Late of Somerset County Planter was Attached to Answer unto William Figgs
of A plea of trespass upon the Case and So forth    And Whereupon the Said William Figgs by William
Hayward his Att^y Complains that Whereas the Said Daniel the         day of         Anno Dom. MDCCL at
Somerset County af^d. was Indebted unto the Said William Figgs in the Sum of thirty Pounds fifteen Shillings
and four pence Cur^t Money of Maryland for the Sundry Articles and things in the Account hereto Annexed
Mentioned and So thereof Indebted being the Said Daniel 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 William then and there
faithfully Promised that he the Said Daniel the Sum of Money af^d. When he Should be thereto afterwards
Required unto the Said William Figgs well and faithfully would pay and Content Nevertheless the Said
Daniel his Promise and Assumption af^d. in form af^d. made Little Regarding but minding and fraudulently
Intending the Said William Figgs in that part Craftily and Subtilly to deceive and defraud the Sum of Money
af^d. unto the Said William Figgs hath not paid or him for the Same in Any Sort Contented (Altho the Same to do
the Same Daniel afterwards to wit the Same day and Year af^d. and often Since at the County af^d. by the Said
William Figgs was Required) but the Same to him to pay hitherto altogether hath Refused and Still
doth Refuse and Unjustly deny Whereupon the Said William Figgs Says he is Worse and hath damage
to the Value of forty Pounds Cur^t Money of Maryland and thereof he brings Suit &^c
                                                                                                               Pledges &^c. J. Doe & R. Roe

1751	M^{r Daniel Kinikan}	D^r.		p^r Contra	C^r
March 1	To 1 Clasp Knife 1/3 To 1 Small D^o. 6^d To 2 Cotton Rowalls 5/	?0..6..9	Aprill 6^th	By 2^lb of Myrtle wax 1/3 By 2 1/2 Barrells of tar 10/	?1..7..6
D^o. 5	To 1^lb. of Gunpowder 3/ (Apr^l: 6) To 1 Bushell Corn 2/6 (D^o. 15) To 8 3/4 yd^s Checks 2/	1..2..0		By 5 Barrells of tar @ 8/	2..0..0
	To 2 1/2 yd^s Sheeting 4/(May 2) To 1 Clasp knife 1/3 To 1^lb of powder 3/ To 2^lb of Shott/	0..15..3	Aprill 7^th	By 27 Barrells of tar delivered at Sundry times @ 10/	13..10..0
	To Cash paid for you to J: Ralph 9/6 (D^o 11) To 4 yd^s of Sheeting 4/	1..5..6	¹⁷⁵² D^o. 14	By 5 1/2 Barrell tar 10/	2..15..0
	To 5 1/4 yd^s Check 2/ Cash p^d. Marg^t Oliver for you ?1..13..10 June 1^st To 2 Bush. Corn 2/6	2..9..4	Dec^r 4	By 32^lb of Muytle Wax 1/3 Cash p^d Tho^s. More 2..14..0	4..14..10
D^o. 4^th	To 1 Ivory Comb 2/ To 1 hank thread 4^d To 1 paper pins 1/3	0..3..7	¹⁷⁵²		24..7..4
D^o. 5	To 5 yd^s of Oz^s. 2/ To 1 Cotton Gound piece 3/3 To 9 1/2 of Bacon 6^d.	2..10..9		By Ballance due yett of	6..8
D^o 24	To C^r Tho^s. Roberson ?1..17..2 To 3 1/2 y^ds Linnen 3/6 To 1^lb pepper 3/6 To 1 blanket 10/	3..4..1		Errors Excepted p^r me W^m. Figgs	?30..15..4

	To 2 1/2 yd^s of Linnen 3/6 To 1 Q^t of Rum 2/ To 1 Gall. D^o. 8 To you out of hand ?3	3..18..9
Sep^r 18^th	To 1 Silk handk. 8/ To 1 Linen D^o. 4/6 To 2 1/2 y^ds. of Strip^t Holland 5/ To 3 1/4 y^ds Check 4/6	1..19..8	And the af^d. Daniel Kinnigan by his Att^y af^d. Comes and
	To 1 p^r. knee buckles 2/ To 1 Spelling book 3/6 To 1 prayer book 6/ To 1 Large Catto 2/6	0..14..0	defends the force and Injury when &^c. And prays Leave thereof
	To 3 1/2 p^ts. Rum 3/6 To 1 pair of Worsted Stockings 10/ (D^o. 23) To 1^lb of Shott 6^d	0..14..0	to Imparle here untill next Court to be held at Princes Ann Town
	To 4 Tarr Barrells 1/6 To 3 Hanks of thread 4^d (D^o. 24) To 1 Q^t. of Rum 2	9..0	the third Tuesday of August then next following and he hath it &
Oc^r. 7	To 2 Quarts of Rum 4/ (D^o. 12) To 2 Qu^ts. D^o. 4 To 1/2 Bushell peas 5/ Ap^r. 7 To 1 Q^t. Rum 2	12..6	the Same day is Given to the af^d. William here also &^c.
1752	To Cash paid Eliz^a. Sander for you 11/ D^o. 10) To 2 Quarts of Rum 4/ To 1 Rasor 2/6	17..6
	To 1 Bushell of Corn 2 (May 7^th/ To 1 peck of peas 1/3 D^o. 16 To 3 y^ds Ox^bs. 1/6	7..9
	To C^r. Benjⁿ. Willess 1/ To 1 How 3/6 To 26 1/2^lb of pickle beef 3^d	11..0 1/2
	To 6 3/4^lb of Bacon 6^d June 26^th To 2^lb of Gunpowder 3/ D^o. 28 To Sundry as p^r day book 1..3..6	1..12..10 1/2
July 7	To Sundrys as p^r day book 11/5 D^o. 11^th To Sundrys as p^r day book 1..1..6	1..12..11
	To your Assumption for Tho^s. Venson ?2..15 To Sundrys as p^r day book at Shingle Landing 2..7..0	5..2..0	Att which day here Came as well the af^d. William
Dec^r 4^th.	To 1 Bushell of Salt	6	Figgs as the af^d. Daniel Kinnigan by their Attorneys af^d. &
1750		?30..15..4	hereupon the Said Daniel prays further Leave thereof to
	Errors Excepted p^r me W^m. Figgs		Imparle here untill next Court to be held at Princes Ann Town

the third Tuesday of November then next following and he hath it and the Same day is Given to the af^d. W^m.

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