Archives of Maryland, Volume 0543, Page 0188b - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763

               November Court              1762              188
princess Ann Town the third tuesday of June Anno Dom. one thousand seven hundred and sixty two to answer
James Mills & John Eden of a plea of trespass upon the case and so forth and the same day is given to the af^d.
Mills & Eden here also              Att which day here came the af^d. James Mills & John Eden by Josiah
Polke their Attorney and the sheriff to wit Ephraim Wilson now here returned that he had taken the af^d.
Stephen Lank whose body here at this day he had ready to Answer the af^d. Mills & Eden of the af^d. plea as to
him it was commanded            And hereupon the said Stephen Lank puts in his place Samuel Wil
-son Gen^t Attorney at Law against the af^d. Mills & Eden of the af^d. plea         And hereupon at the prayer of
the parties af^d. Day is to them now here given until next court to be held at princess Ann Town the third tuesday
of August then next following in the state that now saveing to the parties af^d.
           Att which day here came the parties af^d. by their Attorneys af^d. and hereupon the said Mills & Eden
complained against the af^d. Stephen Lank in the plea af^d. in form following
Somerset to wit Stephen Lank late of somerset county planter was attached to answer unto James Mills & John
Eden of a plea of trespass upon the case and so forth         And Whereupon the said James and John by
Josiah Polk their Attorney complains that whereas the said Stephen on the twenty sixth day of October
Anno Dom. MDCCLXI at the county af^d. was Indebted unto the said James & John in the sum of nine pounds six
shillings & four pence farthing current money af^d. for the articles in the account hereto annexed mentioned
                       Indebted
and so thereof ^ being the said Stephen in consideration thereof afterwards to wit the day and year af^d. at the county
af^d. upon himself did assume and to the said James & John then and there faithfully promise that he the said Ste-
-phen Lank when he should be thereto afterwards required the sum of money af^d. to the af^d. James & John he
would faithfully pay and content Nevertheless the said Stephen his promise and assumption af^d. in form af^d.
made not regarding the sum of money af^d. to the af^d. James & John he hath not paid or them for the same in any
sort contented but that to do altogether hath refused and still doth refuse altho the same to do afterward to
wit the day and year af^d. at the county af^d. and often since that time by the said James & John required
to the damage of the said James & John twenty pound current money of Maryland and thereof they bring
suit &^c                                                         J Doe R Roe pledges of pros^g

1760	M^r Stephen Lank D^r w^th James Mills & John Eden		Contra C^r
		Ł S D	Ł S D
June 16th	To 13 Y^ds of Oznabrigs @ 1/6	0..19..6	1761 Jan^y 15^th By 16 Bushels Corn @ 2/ 1..10..0
	To 1/4 lb Brown thr^d.	1	1762 Jan^r 28^th By 11 3/4 Bushels Corn @ 2/ 1..3..6
	To 1 Horn Comb	8
	To 1 Ivery Comb	2	June 17^th 1762 Then came before me the subscriber one
	To 3 1/2 Y^ds Irish Linnen @ 6/6	1..1..9	of his Lordships Justices of the peace for the county of somerset
	To 4 o^z Nuns thr^r @ 1/10	7..4	William M^cWilliams factor for Mills & Eden and made
October 30^th	To 6 Y^ds Oznabrigs @ 1/6	9..0	oath on the holy Evengelist of almighty God that the
	To 1 Felt hatt	6..6	above acc^t. acc^t is Just and true as it stands stated and
	To 1/4 lb Thr^d @ 4/	1	that the hath not received any part nor parcell thereof
31^st	To 4 Y^ds Oznabrigs @ 1/6	6	more than Credit given nor security for the same to the best
	To 1 lb Powder	3	of his knowledged Sworn before me Eph^m King
	To 1 Y^d Stripe Linnen @	1..10
1761 July 28^th	To 1 Castor hatt	15	And the af^d. Stephen Lank by his attorney af^d. comes
	1 p^r Mens Stockings	6..6	saith
Aug^st 8^th	To 2 3/4 Y^ds Irish Linnen @ 2/7	7..1 1/4	and defends the force and injury when &^c and ^ that he
	To 2 1/2 Y^ds Starrat @ 3/6	8..9	cannot deny the action af^d. of the af^d. Mills & Eden nor but
	To 2 o^z Coll^d Thr^d @ 9^d	1..6	that he did assume upon himself in manner & form as the
	To 1 lb Powder	2..9	af^d. Mills & Eden above against him have complained and
	To 4 lb shoot & 6^d	5..3	as to Damages of the same Mills & Eden by them by oc
	To 3 1/2 Y^ds Ch^ck Linnen @ 1/6	5..3	-casion of the premisses in that part sustained the same
	To 1 Rugg	18	Stephen Lank saith and acknowledgeth that the af^d.
	To 1 p^r Blanketts	1..5	Mills & Eden have sustained Damages beyond their
	To 1 Cotton Lace	2	costs & Charges by them about their suit in that part
	To 2 Y^ds Oznabrigs @ 1/6	3	opposed to six pounds twelve shillings and ten pence
	To 1 D^oz Table Knives	8..6	farthing Cur^t Money and not more and because the af^d. Mills
	To 3 1/2 Y^ds fife Ch^k Linnen @ 1/6	5..3
	Errors Excepted p^r Will^m M^cWilliams	9..6..4 1/4

& Eden deny not this but the same Allegation grant to be true pray Judgement for these damages above acknowledged

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