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Ordered by the Justices in Court Sitting that Daniel Selby Senio^r

be appointed Overseer Conjunct with Wm Cord for y^t precinct –

John Cornish Gen^t. plt.             Somerset County Ss //

Henry Reed &a dft }           Henry Reed & Perthenia his Wife

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~                   was attached to answer unto John

Cornish Merc^ct of a plea of Trespass on the Case &ca —

And whereupon the sd John by Peter Dent his Attorney Complains y^t

whereas the Said Perthenia y^e 21th day of November in the year of

our Lord 1693 at Pocomoke within the Jurisdiction of this Court by

her Certain Note in wrighting Subscribed with the propper hand of her

the sd Perthenia assumed on her Self & to the Said John faithfully

promisse, that she the sd Perthenia to the the sd Jn^o would well &

truely Content & pay all Such Sum or Sums of tobacco as was then

owing unto the sd John Cornish from one John Smock late of this

County deceased as by the sd Note may appear and the sd Jn^o Cornish

Saith that the sd Jn^o Smock at the time of his death was indebted

to the sd John Cornish y^e full Sum of Eighteen hundred & fifty

five pounds of tobacco for Sundry goods & Merchandizes by the sd

John Cornish to the sd John Smock in his life time Sold & delivered

as by an acco^t of the Same here in Court produced may appear and

the Said Perthenia in manner afd being indebted, did assume upon

herself & to the Said John Cornish faithfully promise that She y^e

Said Perthenia would well & truely the said 1455 Pounds of tobacco

would well & truely Content & pay Nevertheless the sd Perthenia y^e

the sd Sum of tobacco to the sd John Cornish while she was Sole &

unmarried, Nor the sd Henry & Perthenia Since the marriage between

them had & Sollemnized nor either of them, the Same to the sd Jn^o

Cornish hath not paid, but hath hitherto refused & doth still refuse

to the damage of the sd Jn^o Cornish of 3000 pounds of tob & thereupon

he brings his Sute &ca.                                                 Jn^o Doe

                                     Dent p^r Que^r Pledgs &ca         Rich Roe}

And the Defend^t by Sam^l Alexander their Attorney Saith Non assumpsit

in manner & forme, & of this they put themselves upon y^e Court

                                                         Sam Alexander

                 And the Plt Saith she did assume &ca Dent

D^r John Cornish. //           9ber y^e 21th 1693 //

Sr/ yours I recd & in answer there unto these Serve to Informe y^w

that I am not Willing to put you to any Charge in Seeking what

is justly due to you by law, but however am willing before I pay y^r

demand to receive from y^w a note of p^rticulers of what goods my

husband had of you, and as Soon as I am Satisfied what it is for

Shall readily give Order to you or your order upon those which owe it

to me. In the meantime I take leave & Rest.

                                                         your friendly Srv^t

                                                            Perthenia Smock. //