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March Court
1725
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third tuesday of March then next to answer unto Alex.d Hall of a plea of trespass upon the Case &c And that thereof he should not fail &c And the said Alexander Hall by Levin Gale his attorney proceeded against the afd William Whittington in the plea afd as followeth vizt William Whittington Late of Somersett County Gent.m was attached to answer unto Alex.d Hall of a plea of trepass upon the Case &c And Whereupon the same Alex.d by Levin Gale his Attorney Complains that whereas the said W.m the tenth day of June one thousand Seven hundred and twenty five at the County afd within the Jur of this Court was Indebted to the same Alexd in the sum of five hundred pounds of tob.o p y.r acc.t being ^hereinto^ Court brought may appear And so thereof being Indebted the Same W.m in Consideration thereof afterwards to witt the day and year afd at the County afd within ye Jur of this Court upon himselfe assumed and to the Said Alex.d Hall then & there faithfully Promised that he the said W.m Whittington when afterwards he should be thereunto Requested he the afd Sum of five hundred pounds of tob.o to the same Alex.d would well & faithfully Content & pay Nevertheless y.e s.d W.m Whittington his promis & assumption afd in form afd made Little regarding and Plotting & fraudulently Intending the same Alex.d in that part to Defraud & Deceive the said Sum of five hundred pounds of tobo or any part thereof to the Same Allex.d hath not paid or him for it in any wise Contented altho' the same to doe the afd W.m was requested afterwards to wit the tenth day of July Ann Dom Seventeen hundred and twenty five at the County afd within the Jur afd but the afd William the same hitherto to pay or the same Alex.d for it in anywise to Content hath altogether refused and Still do the refuse whereby the same Alex.d says he is wors & hath Damage to the value of one thousand pounds of tob.o & thereof he bring this suite &c Levin Gale P Quer Pledges &c Jno Do R Roe a Copy of the foregoing declaration was made and Sent to be Served on the deft with the writt in the plea afd Att which Said third tuesday of march to witt the fifteenth day of the same month being the day of the Return of the Said Writt Cometh the Said ann Dom One thousand seven hundred and twenty five Cometh the Said Alexander Hall by his attorney afd and ye Sherr of Somersett County to whom the foregoeing writt was directed Likewise Cometh and maketh return thereof to the Court here Endorsed viz.t Cepi Corpus P Fran: Allen Sher And the Said William Whittington in his proper person Cometh and defendeth the force and Injury when &c and says that he Cannot gain Say the plft his action afd so as afd |
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