Archives of Maryland, Volume 0543, Page 0067b - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763


	March Court 1761 67 Specified of all which premisses the af^d. William Geddes afterwards to wit the day of which was in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred fifty and at Somerset County unto the af^d. James Wallace did Give Notice by Means whereof the af^d. James Wallace According to the use and Custom of Merchants from the whole time af^d. as before used and Approved became and was Chargeable to pay unto the af^d. William Geddes the af^d. forty pounds Sterling in the af^d. first Bill of Exchange mentioned with all the Lawfull Damages Costs and Interest by the af^d. William Geddes Suffered and Sustained for Want of due Acceptance of the Said first Bill or Exchange and by Occasion of the non payment of the Contents thereof to the af^d. William Geddes or Order and So thereof Chargeable being the Said James of Somerset Wallace in Consideration thereof Afterwards to wit the Same day and Year Last af^d. at the County ^ af^d. upon himself did Assume and to the Said William Geddes then and there faithfully Promise that he the af^d. James Wallace the af^d. forty Pounds Sterling with all Lawfull Costs Damages and Interest by the af^d. William Geddes Suffered and Sustained by Occasion of the Non Acceptance of the af^d. first Bill of Exchange and non payment of the Contents thereof when he Should be thereto Afterwards Required unto the af^d. William Geddes well and faithfully would pay and Content and the af^d. William Geddes in fact Says that the Lawfull Costs Damages and Interest of him the af^d. William Geddes by the af^d. Occasion of the non Acceptance and nonpayment of the Contents of the af^d. first Bill of Exchange do Amount unto the Sum of Forty Eight pounds Six Shillings and Six pence Sterling of Which the Same James Wallace the Same day and year and place Last af^d. had notice And the Said William Geddes in fact further Says that afterwards & After the Publication of the Act of Assembly af^d. to witt the day of in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred fifty and the af^d. Sum of forty pounds Sterling in the af^d. first Bill of Exchange Specified together with all the Lawfull Costs Damages and Interest af^d. which in the Whole Amount unto the Sum of Forty Eight pounds Six Shillings and Six pence Sterling being in no Sort paid or Satisfied unto him the af^d. William Geddes the af^d. Gilbert Hoffington did Convey and transport the af^d. James Wallace out of this Province unto the Colony of Virginia without his the af^d. James haveing first Obtained Such pass as by the Act of Assembly af^d. is directed And that he the af^d. Gilbert did not procure the Said James Wallace to Return within one Month thereafter whereby the af^d. James Wallace might have been Liable to Justice here (in this Province) by means whereof and by force of the Act of Assembly af^d. the af^d. Gilbert became and is Liable to pay unto the af^d. William Geddes the af^d. forty pounds Sterling in the af^d. first Bill of Exchange mentioned And the af^d. Forty Eight pounds Six Shillings & Six pence Sterling the Lawfull Costs Damages and Interest which the af^d. William Geddes Sustained as af^d. by Means of the Non Acceptance and non payment of the af^d. first Bill of Exchange Nevertheless the Said Gilbert Plotting Contriving and fraudulently Intending the Said William Geddes to Deceive and Defraud the af^d. Two Sums of Money which in the Whole Amount unto the Sum of Forty Eight pounds Six Shillings and Six pence Sterling unto the af^d. William Geddes hath not paid or him for the Same in Any Sort Contented (altho the Same to do the Same Gilbert afterwards to wit the day of Anno Dom. MDCCL and often Since at the County af^d. by the Said William Geddes was Required (but the Same to him to pay hitherto hath Refused and Still doth Refuse Whereupon the Said William Geddes Says he is Worse and hath damage to the Value of Seventy pounds Sterling money of Great Britain and thereof he brings Suit and So forth Pledges &^c J. Doe & R. Roe And the af^d. Gilbert Hoffington by his Attorney af^d. Comes and defends the force and Injury when &^c. And prays Leave June thereof to Imparle here untill next Court to be held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of ^ ~~March~~ then next following and he hath it and the Same day is given to the af^d. William here also &^c. Att which day here Came as well the af^d. William Geddes as the af^d. Gilbert Hoffington by their Attorneys af^d. And hereupon the Said Gilbert As before defends the force and Injury when &^c. And ~~prays further~~ Saith that he is not Guilty of the Premisses in the declaration mentioned in Manner and form as the af^d. William above Against him hath Complained and of this he puts himself upon the Country And the Pltf. in Like manner Thereupon it is Commanded the Sheriff of Somerset County that he Should Cause to Come before his Lordships Justices at the Next Court to be held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of November then next following Twelve Good

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