LD	Abraham Gibbs
	@	Command was given to the sheriffe of SOmerset County
prse	Michael Taylor	that he should take Michael Taylor Late of Somerset County

Shipwright if he should be found in his bailywick & 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 June Anno Dom. 1763 To answer unto Abraham
Gibbs of a plea of trespass upon the case &^c & the same day is given to the afs^d Abraham here &^c
      Att which day here came the af^d. Abraham Gibbs by Littleton Dennis his Attorney
& the sheriffe to wit Ephraim Wilson now here returned that he had taken the afs^d Micha
-el Taylor whose body here at this day he had ready to answer the afs^d. Abraham Gibbs
of the plea afs^d as to him it was commanded &^c
And hereupon the afs^d. Abraham Gibbs complained against the afs^d. Michael Taylor in the plea
afs^d in form following       Somerset fs^t Michael Taylor Late of Somerset County shipwright
was attached to answer unto Abraham Gibbs of a plea of trespass upon the case &^c
And Whereupon the said Abraham by Litt: Dennis his Attorney complains that
whereas the said Michael & the said Abraham on the first day of December Anno Dom. MDCC
-LXII had accounted together and on that accounting the said Michael was found in arrear
unto the said Abraham in the sum of five pounds seventeen shillings Current money
and so in arrear found being the said Michael afterwards to wit the day and year afs^d. at
the county af^d/ upon himself did assume and to the said Abraham then and there promise
that he the said Michael the af^d: Sum of money when he should be thereto afterwards requi
-red unto the said Abraham he would pay Nevertheless the said Michael his promise
and assumption afs^d. in form afs^d. made not regarding the said Sum of money unto the said
Abraham he hath not paid but the same to him to pay hath refused and still doth
refuse altho the same to do afterwards to with the day and year af^d: at the county af^d:
and often since that Time by the said Abraham required to the damage of the said
Abraham ten pounds Current money and thereof he brings Suit &^c
                                                                  pledges &^c J Doe R Roe

Mr Michael Taylor                   Dr		pr Contra                Cr
1762 July 16th	To Freight of 48050 Shingels @ 6/	14..8..0	By Cash paid Robert Taylor	4..18..0
	To 8 Small sets of Copers Ware @ 2/6	1..0..0	By Barel flower & Cash	8..5..6
	To 5 Large Do @ 3/	0..15..0		13..5..6
	To 1 Hogshed of Rum	0..7..6	Ball.	5..17..0
		16..10..6		?19..0..6

		4..18..0	And the afd. Michael Taylor in
		12..11..6	his proper person comes and defends
	To detainment in seeking markts	2..10..0	the force & injury when &c and says
	Balance due	14..2..6	that he cannot deny the action
			afsd. of the afd. Abraham Gibbs no[r]

but that he did assume upon himself in manner and form as the afs^d Abraham Gibbs
above against him hath complained & as to the damage of the same Abraham Gibbs by
him by occasion of the premises in that part sustained the same Michael Taylor saith and
acknwoledgeth that the afs^d Abraham hath sustained damages by occasion of the pre
-mises beyond his costs and charges by him about his suit in that part Opposed to five

pounds