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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763
Volume 543, Page 22b   View pdf image
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      June Court              1760              22
Bill Obligatory which ye. said Samuel Wilkins Sealed with the Seal of ye. said
John hereto ye. Court Shews whose date is ye. day & year afd. did acknowledge
himself to be held and firmly bound unto ye. said Samuel Wilkins by ye name
of Samuel Wilkins of Somerset County in ye. said Sum of fourteen pounds fourteen
Shillings and ten pence Current money of Maryland to be paid unto ye. said Samuel
when he ye. said John should be thereto afterwards required And to ye. payment
thereof well and truly to be made and Done did bind himself firmly by the said
Bill       Nevertheless ye. said John altho often thereto afterwards at ye County afd.
required ye said Sum of fourteen pounds fourteen shillings & ten pence Current money
of Maryland to ye Said Samuel hath not rendered but ye. Same to him to render
hitherto hath denyed and still doth deny & ye. Same from him unjustly detain
Wherefore ye. said Samuel Saith he is worse and hath Damage to ye. Value of twenty
Pounds Current money of Maryland and therefore he brings Suit and so forth
                          Pledges &c J. Doe & R. Roe
And ye. afd. John Covington by William Hayward his Atty Comes and Defends ye force
and Injury when &c And Saith that he Cannot deny ye. Action afd. of ye. afd. Samuell Wilkins
nor but that the Writing Obligatory afd. is ye. Deed of him ye. said John Covington nor but
that he owes ye. Same Samuell Wilkins ye. afd. Sum of fourteen pounds fourteen shillings
and ten pence Curt. money in manner & form as the afd. Samuel Wilkins above
agt. him hath declared nor Can he say but that ye. same Samuel ought to recover his
Damages agt. him by Occasion of ye. Detention of ye Same Debt beyond his Costs
and Charges by him About his Suit in this part apposed to Six Shillings & two
pence farthing Curt. money and not more & whereupon the said Samuel prays Judgt.
for his Debt afd. and his Damages by Occasion of ye. Detention of tat Same Debt
to him to be adjudged &c.    Therefore it is Considered that the afd. Samuel Wilkins Recover Against the afd
John Covington his debt afd. and his Damages by Occasion of the detention of that Same debt to Six Shillings and Two pence farthing
276       Curt. money &                           Pounds of Tobacco to the Same Samuel of his Assent by the Court have Adjudged and
the afd. John in Mercy &c

JP    John Cann    Command was Given to ye. Sherriffe of Somerset County that he

 vs    Should take Robert Taylor Late of Somerset County Planter
LD    Robt. Taylor    Otherwise Called me Robt. Taylor if he Should be found in his Baily:
   :wick & 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 Princes Ann Town &c. third
Tuesday of March Anno Dom. one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty to answer
unto John Cann of a plea of that he render him the sum of ten pounds Current money of
Virginia of ye Value of twelve pounds Current money of Maryland which from him
he unjustly Detains &c.
   And ye. same day is Given to ye. afd. John here &c.
And hereupon ye. said John Cann Declared agt. ye afd. Robt. Taylor in ye. plea afd. in form
following
Somerset to wit Robert Taylor Late of Somerset County Planter Otherwise Called me
Robert Taylor was Summoned to Answer unto John Cann of A plea that he render him
the Sum of ten pounds Current money of Virginia of ye. value of twelve pounds Current
Money of Maryland which from him he unjustly Detains &c.
And Whereupon ye. said John by Josiah Polk his Atty. Says thas whereas ye

said        



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