Archives of Maryland, Volume 0543, Page 0185b - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763

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said Made not regarding but minding and fraudulently intending him the said Thomas in that part
to deceive and defraud the said sum of eight pounds ten shillings current money aforesaid to the said Tho
-mas hath not paid or him for the same in any sort contented but the same to him to pay hitherto hath re
fused and still doth refuse altho thereto afterwards to wit the day and Year last af^d. at the county af^d. and
often since by the said Thomas required to the damage of the said Thomas in the sum of twelve pounds current
money of Maryland and thereof he brings suit and so forth                           Jn^o. Doe R^d Roe pledges &^c
A copy of the foregoing Declaration was made and send to be served on the def^t. in order for speedy tryal Att which
day here Came the af^d. Thomas Miller by his Attorney af^d. and the sheriff to witt Ephraim Wilson sheriff of the coun
-ty af^d. now here returned that he had taken the af^d. Rencher Roberts whose body here at this day he had ready to
answer the af^d. Thomas Miller of the af^d. plea as to him it was commanded And further the same sheriff returned
that he had served the af^d. Rencher Roberts with a copy of the foregoing dec^l according to act of assembly in such
case provided &^c    Whereupon the said Rencher Roberts by Littleton Dennis his Attorney comes and defends the
force & Injury when &^c. And saith that he cannot Deny the action af^d. of the af^d. Thomas Miller nor but that he did
assume upon himself in manner and form as the af^d. Thomas Miller above against him hath complained and
and as to the Damage of the same Thomas by him by occasion of the premisses in that part sustained the same Rencher
Roberts saith and acknowledgeth that the af^d. Thomas hath Sustained Damages by occasion of the premisses beyond
his costs and charges by him about his suit in that part opposed to Eight pounds ten shillings Cur^t Money and
not more and because the af^d. Thomas Miller denys not this but the same allegation grants to be true
prays Judgement for these damages above acknowledged together with his costs and charges af^d. to him to be
adjudged &^c.    Therefore by consent of the parties af^d. it is considered that the af^d. Thomas Miller Recover against the
af^d. Rencher Roberts his Damages af^d. to the af^d. Eight pounds Ten shillings Cur^t Money by the af^d. Rencher
in form af^d. acknowledged as also                                               pounds of Tobacco for his costs and charges
af^d. to the same Thomas Miller at his request by the court now here of the Assent of the parties af^d. Adjudged
which certain Damages in the whole amount to Eight pound Ten shillings Cur^t Money and
                          pounds of Tobacco and the af^d. Rencher in Mercy &^c.

JP    Alex^r. Stuart

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LD    John Records

Command was given unto the sheriff of somerset county that he should take John Records Late of somerset
county planter if he should be found in his Bailywick and him should safe keep so that he might
have his body before the Justices of his Lordships county court of somerset to be held at princess Ann Town
the third tuesday of August Anno Dom. One thousand seven hundred sixty and one To answer unto Alexander
                                                                                                day
Stuart of a plea of trespass upon the case and so forth and the same ^ is given to the Af^d. Alexander here &^c
           Att which day here came the af^d. Alexander Stuart by Josiah Polk his Attorney and the
sheriff to witt John Dennis now here returned that he had taken the af^d. John Records whose bo
dy here at this day he had ready to Answer the af^d. Alexander Stuart of the af^d. Plea as to him it was
commanded Whereupon the said John Records at the prayer of the af^d. Alexander Stuart is adjudged
to give special Bail to the action af^d.    Thereupon a certain Benjamin Huggins present here in
court in his proper person undertook for the said John Records and assumed upon himself that if it should
happen that judgement in the plea af^d. should be rendred for the said Alexander Stuart against the af^d. John
Records or that he the said John Records should be therein Convict that then he the said John should pay
and satisfie unto the af^d. Alexaner the Judgement of the court thereupon or render his body in Execution
of such Judgement to the prison of the sheriff of somerset county af^d. in satisfaction thereof or that he
the said Benjamin Huggins will do the same for him &^c. And hereupon the said John Records puts in
his place Littleton Dennis Gen^t Attorney at Law against Af^d. Alexander Stuart of the af^d. plea
        And thereupon at the prayer of the parties af^d. day is to them now here given until Next

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