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299) send together with y.e s.d Comission Certified under our hands This 20.th day of July 1695 John Thompson Edw.d Jones George Oldfield of Cæcil County aged 46 years or thereabout deposeth as foll.th (viz.t) That some time about 4 or 5 years last past to y.e best of this Deponents Remembrance one Thomas Kersey of y.e s.d County came to y.e house of this Dep.t in Elk River & did request him as a Neighbour to go with him to M.r Hyland another Neighbour to him this Dep.t who accordingly did & farther requested this Dep.t & y.e s.d M.r Hyland to go with y.e s.d Kersey to the house of M.r W.m Dare to tender M.r W.m Dare severall bills w.ch he had due to him in Baltemore County in p.t pay of a piece of land w.ch y.e s.d Kersey had as he said purchased of y.e said M.r Dare w.ch accordingly this Dep.t & y.e s.d Hyland went with him to y.e s.d M.r Dares house And y.e s.d Tho.s Kersey did then & there tender to y.e s.d M.r Dare severall bills w.ch were due to him in Baltemore County (y.t is to say) a bill of 500.ℓ tob of M.r Miles Gibson another of M.r James Fendall of 500.ℓ tob another of M.r John Walston of 500.ℓ tob & another of M.r Tho.s Hedge of 500.ℓ tob in pt pay of y.e s.d Land Upon w.ch M.r Dare replyed yt he would not give himself y.e trouble to go & receive it but if he y.e s.d Kersey would receive it & get it in hhds yt then he y.e s.d Dare would take it but not otherwise And y.e s.d M.r Dare did then & there assume to pay to y.e s.d Kersey y.e s.d Tobacco And thereupon y.e s.d Kersey did discharge y.e said sequence And this Dep.t farther saith y.t y.e s.d Kersey at y.e time & place afd did farther acc.t with y.e s.d M.r Dare for work done by him y.e s.d Kersey for y.e s.d Dare in making of Wares but how much it was this Dep.t cannot remember And farther saith y.t some time afterwards this Dept was in Company with Coll Herman & y.e s.d M.r Dare together with severall others of y.e house of one Tho.s Innis then living in Sassafrax Riv.r where he did hear y.e s.d Coll Herman offer to M.r Dare full pay & satisfaction for y.e above mentioned lands And farther saith not Geo Oldfield Sworn before us y.e 22.d June 1695 John Thompson Edw.d Jones Interrogatories proposed to M.r George Oldfield upon Oath (at Request of M.r W.m Dare y.e Deft) this 22.d June 1695 Whether Coll Herman did then shew any ready tobacco to |
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