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March Court
1725
109 fifteenth day of march ann Dom One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy five that the afd Benjamin Wailes Recover against the afd Jno Taylor as well the Sum of Nineteen hundred and Ninty Six pounds of tobo his debt afd as also the Sum of Two hundred and Ninety six 296 pounds of tobo for his Costs and damages Sustained by Occasion of the detaining of the same debt to the same Benjamin Wailes of his assent by the Court here adjudged and the afd deft in Mercy &c Memorand.m the Plft Releaseth out of the Debt afd fourteen hundred and fifty ^one^ pounds of tobo &c
Creek the third tuesday of March then next to answer unto Benjamin Wailes of a plea of trespass upon the Case &c And that thereof he should not fail &c And whereupon the Same Benjamin Wailes by Levin Gale his attorney Complaines that whereas the afd Michael Holland the thirtieth day of Decem Seventeen hundred and twenty five at the County afd within the Jur of this Court was Indebted to the afd Benj.a in the Sum ^or^ of Quantity of one thousand ^and^ Six^ty^ Pounds of tob.o as by a note hereof in Court brought Signed by the said Michael may appear and so thereof being Indebted the afd Michael in Consideration thereof afterwards to wit the same day and year afd at the County afd within the afd Jur in Consideration thereof upon himselfe assumed & to the Same Benj.a then and there faithfully promised that he when afterwards he should be thereunto required he the said Sum ^of^ or Quantity of one thousand ^sixty^ pounds of tob.o to the said Benjamin Wailes would well & faithfully Content & pay Nevertheless the afd Michael his promis and assumption afd in form afd made Little regarding & plotting and fraudulently Intending the same Benjamin in that part to Defraud the bill afd sum of one thousand & Sixty pounds of tob.o or any part thereof to the same Benja Wailes hath not paid or him for in it anywise Contented altho the same to doe the said Michael was afterwards by the same Benjamin viz.t the thirty first day of July in the year afd at the County afd within the ^Jur^ afd was requested but the afd Michael the same hitherto to pay or the same Benjamin for it anywise to Content hath altogether refused and Still doth refuse Whereby the same Benjamin Wailes Say he is worse and hath Damage to the value of two thousand Pounds of tobacco and thereof he brings this Suite &c Levin Gale P Quer pledges &c Jno Doe R.d Roe |
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