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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763

March Court 1761 72

1760	M^r. Samuel Murray D^r to John Done		1760 Contra C^r
July 25^th.	To a Sifter 2/6: 1 y^d. of Ribbon 1/2 A Set of Knives & forks 7/6	Ł0..11..2	Dec^r. 24^th By Cash Ł1..2..6
Aug 6^th	To a bed bunt Ł1..1..6 To 1 Ditto 24/ To 1 yard of Linnen 3/8	2..9..2	March y^e 10^th 1761
	To 1/2 yard Cambrick 3/9 thread 8^d A paper of Pins 1/: 1 y^d & 1/2 Ticken 4/^6d Chamber pot 1/8	0..11..7	Then Came before me the Subscriber one of
Sep^r. 15	To 1^lb. Powder 2/6 4^lb Shott 2/	0..4..6	his Lordships Justices of the Peace for Somerset County
Oc^br. 18	To 7 yd^s of Oznabrige @ 9/4: a Mans hatt 12/6: 8^lb of Rope @ 6/	1..7..10	John Done and Made Oath on the holy Evangels of
	Feb^ry 26 1761 Errors Excepted p^r John Done	Ł5..4..3	Almighty God that the above Account is Just and true
			as it Stands Stated and that he nor no person for him
			Ever Rec^d. Any part parcell Security or Satisfaction

for the Same more than Credit Given to the Best of his Knowledge                                                    Before         Th Jones
Whereupon the Said Samuel Murray at the prayer of the af^d. John Done is Adjudged to give Special Bail to the Action
af^d. Thereupon a Certain Samuel Wilson of Somerset County Gent. present here in Court in his proper person undertook
for the Said Samuel Murray that if it Should happen that Judgment in the plea af^d. Should be Rendred for the Said
John Done Against the af^d. Samuel Murray or that he the Said Samuel Murray Should be therein Convict that
then he the Said Samuel Murray Should pay and Satisfie unto the af^d. John Done the Judgment of the Court thereupon
or Render his body in Execution of Such Judgment to the prison of the Sheriff of the County af^d. in Satisfaction thereof
or that he the Said Samuel Wilson will do the Same for him &^c.
      And hereupon the Said Samuel Murray by Samuel Wilson his Attorney Comes and defends the force and
Injury when &^c. And Saith that he Cannot deny the Action af^d. of the af^d. John Done nor but that he did Assume upon
himself in Manner and form as the af^d. John Done Above Against him hath Complained and as to the Damage of
the Same John by him by Occasion of the premisses in that part Sustained the Same Samuel Saith and Acknowledgeth
that the af^d. John hath Sustained Damages by Occasion of the premisses beyond his Costs and Charges by him about his
Suit in that part Apposed to four pounds One Shilling and Nine pence Cur^t money and not more and because the af^d. John
denys not this but the Same Allegation Grants to be true prays Judgment for those damages above Acknowledged together
with his Costs and Charges af^d. to him to be Adjudged &^c.
           Therefore by Consent of the parties af^d. it is Considered that the af^d. John Done Recover Against the
af^d. Samuel Murray his Damages af^d. to the af^d. four pounds One Shilling and Nine pence Cur^t Money by the Same
195 3/4    Samuel in form af^d. Acknowledged as also                                    Pounds of Tobacco for his Costs and Charges
af^d. to the Same John at his Request by the Court now here Of the Assent of the parties af^d. Adjudged which Certain
Damages in the Whole Amount to four pound One Shilling and Nine pence Cur^t Money and
                                         Pounds of Tobacco and the af^d. Samuel in Mercy &^c.

WH    Smith Horsey

@    Command was given to the Sheriff of Somerset County that he Should Take John Evans Late of

LD    John Evans    Somerset County planter Otherwise Called John Evans of Somerset County in the Province of Maryland planter

if he Should be found in his Bailywick and 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 in and for the County af^d. the third
Tuesday of March Anno Dom. one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty One to Answer unto Smith Horsey of a plea
that he Render him forty Six Pounds one Shilling and Six pence Cur^t Money of Maryland which to him he Owes
and unjustly Detains and So forth and the Same day is given to the af^d. Smith here &^c
           Att which day here Came the af^d. J Smith Horsey by William Hayward his Attorney and the Sheriff to witt
John Dennis Gent. now here Returned that he had taken the af^d. John Evans whose body here at this day he had
Ready to Answer the af^d. Smith Horsey of the af^d. plea as to him it was Commanded
           Whereupon the Said Smith declared Against the af^d. John Evans in the plea af^d. in form following
Somerset fs^t John Evans Late of Somerset County planter Otherwise Called John Evans of Somerset County in Maryland
planter was Summoned to Answer unto Smith Horsey of A plea that he Render him the Sum of Forty Six pounds one
Shilling and Six pence Cur^t Money of Maryland which to him he Owes and unjustly detains and So forth
And Whereupon the Said Smith by William Hayward his Attorney Says that whereas the Said John the ix day of
Aprill Anno Dom. MDCCLVii at Somerset County af^d. by his Certain Writing Obligatory which the Said Smith with the
Seal of the Said John Sealed here to the Court Shews whose date is the Same day and Year af^d. Acknowledged himself to be
held and firmly Bound unto the Said Smith in the Sum of Forty Six pouns One Shilling and Six pence Current
Money of Maryland to be paid to the Said Smith when he the Said John Should be thereto afterwards Required Nevertheless
the Said John tho often thereto Required the Sum of Money af^d. unto the Said Smith hath not paid but the Same to him

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