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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763
Volume 543, Page 242   View pdf image
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June Court              1763            242
GH James Houston
vs &NBSP;&NBSP; Command was given to the sheriffe of Somerset County that he should take
SW Joseph Holder &NBSP;&NBSP; Joseph Holder Late of Somerset County planter 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 Domini One thousand seven hundred and sixty three to answer unto James
Houston of a plea of trespass upon the case &c and the same day is given to the afsd: James here &c
Att which day here came the afsd: James Houston by George Hayward his Attorney and the
sheriffe to witt Ephraim Wilson now here returned that he had taken the afsd: Joseph Hol
-der whose body here at this day he had ready to answer the afsd: James Houston of the afsd: plea
as to him it was commanded And So Forth
And hereupon the afsd James Houston complained Against the afd: Joseph Holder in the plea afsd: in
form following       Somerset fst Joseph Holder Late of Somerset County planter was att-
-ached to answer unto James Houston of a plea of trespass upon the Case & So Forth
And Whereupon the said James by Geo Hayward his Attorney complains that whereas
the said Joseph the Ninth day of May In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
sixty & Two at the County afsd: was Indebted unto the said James in the sum of Eight Pounds fifteen
Shillings and Two pence            Current Money of Maryland for the Articles and things in
the account hereto annexed mentioned and So thereof Indebted being the said Joseph in
consideration thereof afterwards to wit the same day and year afsd at the county afsd: upon
himself assumed & to the said James then and there faithfully Promised that he the said Joseph
the sum of Money afsd: when he should be thereto afterwards Required unto the said James
well and faithfully would pay and Content Nevertheless the said Joseph his promise
& assumption afsd: in Form afsd: Little regarding but minding & fraudulently Intending
the said James in this Behalf Craftily and Subtilly to deceive and defraud the sum of
Money unto the said James hath not paid or him for the Same in any Sort Contented (altho
the same to do the same Joseph afterwards to wit the same day and year afsd: and often since
at the County afsd: by the said James was required) but the same to him to pay hitherto alto
-gether hath Refused & still doth refuse & unjustly deny Whereupon the said James says
he is worse and hath damage to the Value of Twenty pounds Current Money of Maryland
& thereof he Brings Suit & So forth            pledges &c J Doe & R Roe
Whereupon at the prayer of the afsd James Houston the afsd Joseph Holder is adjudged to
give special Bail to the action afsd:            Thereupon a certain George Bennet of So-
-merset County present here in Court in his proper person undertook for the said Joseph Holder &
assumed upon himself that if it should happen that Judgement in the plea afsd: should be Rendred for
the said James Houston against the afsd: Joseph Holder or that the said Joseph should be therein
Convict that then he the said Joseph should pay and satisfy unto the afsd: James the Judgement
of the Court thereupon or render his body in Execution of Such Judgement to the prison of the
sheriff of the County afsd: in satisfaction thereof or that he the said George Bennett will do the same for him &c
And hereupon the afsd: Joseph Holder by Samuel Wilson his Attorney comes and defends the force and
injury when &c and Says that he Cannot deny the action afsd: of the afsd: James Houston nor but
that he assumed upon himself in manner & form as the afsd: James Houston above against
him hath complained & as to the damage of the same James by him by occasion of the premi-
-ses in that part Sustained the Same Joseph saith and acknowledgeth that the afsd: James
hath sustained damages by occasion of the premises beyond his costs and charges by him about

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