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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1723-1725
Volume 839, Page 228b   View pdf image
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       August Court        1724                           228
    unto the abovesaid John James Cornelius & Comfort deverix their heirs Exrs or assignes their full & Just
    Portions to be paid them according to the Will of the said dec.d when they shall attain to full age according to
act of assembly then the above Obligation to be void Otherwise to remain in full force & vertue
Signed Sealed & Delivered in the presence of                                                                     her marke
                                                                                                                                        Ann A Deverix   (seal)
       Thomas Hayward, William Taylor                                                                              Samuel Deverix   (seal)
                                                                                                                                        W.m Hopkins      (seal)
                                                                                                                                                       his
                                                                                                                                        Cornelius C Ennis (seal)
                                                                                                                                                       marke


FA:   Thomas Dukes
                        agt
Ps:     James Henderson
 Somersett County fs:  James Henderson of Coventry Parish in Somersett County planter
was attached to answer unto Thomas Dukes of a plea of trespass the Case &c
And whereupon the said Thomas by Francis Allen his attorney Complaines that whereas
                   the said James the first day of may ann Dom one thousand seven hundred & twenty four at Somersett County
    afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court was Indebted unto the said Thomas in the sum of Eight hundred pounds
    of tobacco for so much by the said Thomas for the said James at the Speciall Instance & Request of the said
    James then & there before that time deposited & paid and Being so thereof Indebted the said James in
    Consideration thereof the day & year afd at the place afd upon himselfe did assume and to the said Thomas
    then & there did faithfully promise that he the said James the said Eight hundred pounds of tobacco to the
    said Thomas when he should be afterwards thereunto requested well and faithfully he would pay & Content
    Nevertheless the said James tho' Often Requested the said Eight hundred pounds of tobacco to the said
    Thomas he hath not paid but the same to him hitherto to pay hath refused & still doth refuse & deny
    whereupon the said Thomas saith he is worse and hath damage to the value of sixteen hundred pounds
    of tobacco and thereupon he Brings suite &c          F Allen P Qrte Pledgs dep Jno Do Ro Roe

          Whereupon the said James Henderson present in Court is at the prayer of the plfts attorney afd
    adjudged to give Speciall Bail to ye action afd thereupon a Certain Francis Henderson of Somersett County
    planter present here in Court undertakes for the said James Henderson that if in Case the said Thomas
    Dukes shall Recover Judgmt in the plea afd against the said James Henderson or that the said James
    Henderson shall be therein Convict that then he the said James Henderson shall pay the Condemnation
    of the Court or render his Body to the Custody of the sherr of Somersett County in satisfaction thereof or
    that he ye said Francis Henderson will doe it for him &c

           Whereupon the said James Henderson in his Own proper person Comes & defends the force
    and Injury when &c and says that he Cannot gainsay the plft his action afd so as afd against him
    brought nor Can he say but that the said plft Ought to recover his damages by occasion of the premisses
afd to Eight hundred pounds of tobo & Costs of suite against him while the said plft does not gainsay &c
Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here the Eighteenth day of aug.t ann Dom One thousand seven
hundred & twenty four that the said Thomas Dukes Recover agt the said James Henderson as well the
sum of Eight hundred pounds of tobo Certain damages afd in form afd Confessed as also the sume
                                                                                                                                  (of)



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