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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1723-1725
Volume 839, Page 60b   View pdf image
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June Court                        1723            60
John M.ccChester by his attorney afd and the sherr of Sommersett County to whom the foregoeing writt was directed
Likewise Comes and makes return thereof to the Court here Endorst in these words vizt Cepi Answers Jos:
          Whereupon the said Thomas Johnson in his Own Proper Person Comes and defends the force &
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 the sum
of Nine hundred and fifty pounds of tobo and Costs of Suite against him which the said Plft does not gainsay
&.c                                        Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here the Eighteenth day of June
Ann Dom One thousand seven hundred and twenty three afd that the said John MccChester recover against
the said Thomas Johnson as well the sume of Nine hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco Certain damages
(244) afd in form afd Confesed as allso the sume of Two hundred and forty four
pounds of tobacco by the Court here adjudged unto him for his Costs and Charges by him about his suite in this
behalfe Laid Out and Expended and ye Deft in mercy &.c


F: A:  William Whittington
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          Robert Pitts
 Command was given to the sherr of Sommersett County that he should take Robert

Pitts of Coventry Parish in Sommersett County Planter al.s dictus Robert Pitts of Sommersett
                               County in the Province of Maryland if he should be found in his Baliwick and him
       should Safe Keep so that he might have his Body Before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somrsett ^to be held at Dividing Creek^
the third tuesday of June then next to answer unto Mr William Whittington of a plea that he render unto him
six pounds one shilling and seven pence Corant mony of this Province which to him he Ows and Unjustly
detains &.c and that thereof he should not fail &.c
                                           And whereupon the said William by Francis Allen his attorney saith that whereas
the said Robert the twenty third day of March One thousand Seven hundred and twenty at the Parish and
County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court by his Certain Bill Obligatory which the said William with the
seall of the said Robert signed here into Court Brings the date whereof is the same day and year did acknowledge
himselfe to be Bound unto the said William in the afd six pounds one shilling and seven Pence money afd
to be paid unto the said William when he should be thereunto requir's Yett the said Robert tho' often required the
Said six pounds One Shilling and Seven pence to the afd William hath not paid but the same to him to pay
hitherto hath denyed and still doth deny and unjustly detain to the damage of the said William of twelve pounds
money afd and thereupon he Brings Suite &.c    F Allen P Querre Pledgs deft Jno Do Richd Roe

                Att which said third tuesday of June to witt the Eighteenth day of the same month Ann Dom one thousand
seven hundred and twenty three Being ye Day of the returne of the said Writt Comes the said William Whittington
by his attorney afd and the sherr of Sommersett County to whom the foregoeing writt was directed Likewise
Comes and makes return thereof to the Court here Endorst in these Words vizt Non Est Inventus Shorte note Lefte
                                                                                                                      Jos: MccChester Sher

    Whereupon the said William Whittington by his attorney afd Prays that for as much as he has Complyed
                                                                                                                                              (with)


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1723-1725
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