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Kent County Criminal Proceedings, 1724-1728
Volume 548, Page 287   View pdf image (33K)
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                                 June Court 1727                                        287

of Edward Harris of Queen Ann's County Humbly Sheweth
That a Certain George Copper in Kent County was Indebted and Did
without any trouble pay to your petitioner five hundred pounds of
Tobacco Cheif part of which s.d five hundred pounds of Tob.o was
Due to your petitioner for fees as Cryer of y.e Assize the other part
was Due to your petitioner on matter of Contract for Services Done
for the afd Copper And by his Request in writeing off two Coppys
of one Indictment and Contriveing one of s.d Copys to M.r John
Johnson Attry in Kent County and y.e other to M.r Jam.s Earle
Att.ry in Queen Ann's Co.ty &c.a However the Sumes Charged for
writeing and Sending the two Coppys as afd / is Cloathed and or a
Disguize / and by an Information Called Extortion Your petitioner
hopes that your Hon.r went in the least Be apprehensive or think
that your favouring of him / in Ordering the prosecution afd
to be Stop'd / will in any Sort make him headless or Guilty of
any indiscreation for y.e future but Rather on encourage him to put
in practice the Good Admonitions and Advice that Gentlemen of
Merit has been so Good to bestow on him and further trusts in God
and his Decorum will always be So Near the Rules of Morality
as will Happyly find y.e Success of falling under your Hon.rs Good
Esteem with Some other unparalell'd worthy and Good Gent. &c.a
Your pet.r hopes that when the premisses is Considered by your
Hon.r that yo.r Hon.r will Act like your Self there in with Compassion
and pitty Mercy before Sacrafice and Ease your petitioner as farr
as to Justice appurtaines and your petitioner for yo.r Hon.rs Good
Success Shall ever pray &c.a June 15.th 1727

    On the Back of y.e preceeding petition was as foll.s viz.t

    In Consideration of y.e premisses for as much by what appears to
me the petitioner Did not Intend any Extortion I order a Nolle prosequi
                                                                            Cha: Calvert

    To Mich.l Howard Esq.r Attorney Gen.tl
    On y.e Worshipfull the Justices of Kent Co.ty

    Therefore it is Considered by the Court here viz y.e 20.th day of June Anno 1727 that on Rec.d of the Order afd from his
Hon.r y.e Gov.r that all proceedings in the premisses afd cease and that the said Edw.d Harris go thereof without day
but that he pay the fees thereon accruing &c.a

    John Fannen of Kent County planter Comes into Court and Assumes to
pay all y.e Costs and officers fees that hath accrued on y.e premisses afd And
thereupon the s.d Edward Harris is therefrom Acquitted
                                                                                        Jam.s Smith Clk

    His Lorship
            ag.t
Jacob Vanbeber
 Information
fornication
Cap.s Ret.d Non
Est Inventus
His Lordship
        ag.t
 Anne King
 Indictmen fornication
Cap.s Returned
Non Est Inventus



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