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785 One farthing of the said purchase money from the said Bladen prays to be hence Dismist with his Reasonable Cost and Charges in this behalf Expended And the said William Bladen saith that on or about the Year of our Lord 1704 Edward Dorsey Sen.r in the said Complain.ts Bill mentioned sold unto this Defd.t and Charles Carroll Esq severall Lotts and houses in a Certain place called Bloomsberrys Square in the Towne of Annapolis And this Defend.t past his obligation to the said Dorsey for the payment of the whole purchase money being one hund.rd and fifty pounds sterl to him his Ex.rs Adm.rs or Assignes at three severall paym.ts Viz.t fifty pounds at the Departure of every of the then next London Fleets which bond was Antedated because of some accounts this Defend.t had right to Clayme from said Edward Dorsey to the End they might be allowed this Defd.t threout And in very few days the said Col Dorsey Drew an order on this Defd.t to pay M.r John Brice Merch.t 22.ℓ sterling out of the first payment which this Defend.t accepted and said M.r Brice that in some small time after this Defend.t had past his bond as afd and before any payment due the Compl.t presented this Defend.t with an order from Col Edw.d Dorsey as this Defend.t remembers to pay the Compl.t on sight forty pounds sterl to which this Defd.t Answered he would not accept thereof for that he owed Col Dorsey nothing untill the going out of the next London Fleet or words to that Effect & meeting Col Dorsey with the honble Col John Hamond decd within a day or two at M.r John Freemans they both desired this Defend.t not to pay the money saying the Compl.t was an Idle Young Ladd and that he had over reached his Father or words to that Effect after which the Compl.t severall times prest this Defend.t to accept the Note to pay it when the purchase money became due but this defend.t absolutely Refused (thô he cannot Remember whether whether he protested it in writing or not and besides the said 22.ℓ sterl advanced to the said Col Dorsey upwards of fifty pounds sterl more before any part of the purchase money became due which being Included in the account in the schedule hereunto anext amounts in the whole to the sum of And further this Defend.t saith that he never refused to pay the remaining part of the |
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