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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 116b   View pdf image
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                  March Court                   1725                116

the Case &c and that thereof he Should not faile &c          And the afd Joseph MaClester by Levin
Gale his attorney Proceeded against the Said James Laws in the plea afd as followeth vizt

       Somersett fs   James Laws Late of Somersett County Planter was attached to answer unto Joseph
MaClester of a plea of trespass upon the Case &c                And whereupon the Same Joseph by Lev
Levin Gale his attorney Complaines that Whereas ye afd James Laws the tenth day of December
one thousand seven hundred & twenty five at Somersett County afd within ye Jurisdiction of this
Court was Indebted to ye same Joseph In ye Sum of Seven hundred & twenty nine p.ds of tob.o as by
act hereinto Court brought may appear & so thereof being Indebted ye Said James In Consideration
thereof afterwards to witt ye same day & year afd at ye County afd within ye afd Jur upon himselfe
assumed & to ye same Joseph MaClester then & there faithfuly promised yt he when afterwards
he should be thereto required he ye afd Sum of seven hundred & twenty Nine pounds of tob.o to
ye same Joseph would well & faithfully Content & pay Nevertheless ye said James his promise and
assumption afd so as afd made Little Regarding & Plotting & fraudulently Intending ye Same Jos:
in this part to defraud & Deceive he ye afd Sum of seven hundred & twenty Nine pounds of Tob.o or any
part thereof to ye same Joseph (although he ye said James afterwards to witt ye Same day & year
afd at ye County afd within ye afd Jur was by ye same Joseph thereto requested hath not paid or
him for it anywise Contented but ye same James ye same hitherto to doe hath altogether refused
& still doth refuse whereby ye same Joseph says he is worse & hath damage to ye value of three
thousand pounds of Tob.o & thereof he brings this Suite &c    L Gale P Quer pledges &c    Jn.o Doe
                                                                                                                                          Rich.d Roe

1722
1723
1724
 James Laws
To 2 Leveys at 121
To 2 Leveys at 140
To 1 Levy @      89
To Mr Hayward Clk
To 8 p Intrest

 Dr
242
280
  89
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101
729
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1726:  Ball Due



Errors Excepted P
Jos: MaClester
 Cr
729
       A Copy of ye foregoeing decl & acc.o was made & sent to be served on ye Deft with ye writt in ye plea
afd ^&c^ which the said third tuesday of March to witt ye fifteenth day of ye same month anno Dom one
thousand seven hundred & twenty five being ye day of ye return of ye Said Writt Cometh ye said Joseph
MaClester by his attry afd & ye Sher of Somrsett County to whom ye foregoeing Writt was Directed Likewise
Cometh & maketh return thereof to ye Court here Endorsed   Cepi Corpus decl.n Delivered in
time P Francis Allen Sher               And the afd James Laws in his proper person Cometh and
defendeth ye force & Ingury when ye & says yt he Cannot gainsay ye Plft his action afd so as afd
against him brought nor Can he say but yt ye said Plft ought to recover his damages by occasion
of ye premisses afd ot six hundred & twenty Nine pounds of tob.o & Cost of suite against him
which ye Said Plft doth not gainsay ye             Therefore it is Considered by ye Justices here that
ye afd Jos: MaClester Recovered against ye afd James Laws as well ye sum of six hundred & twenty
Nine pounds of tob.o his damages by occasion of ye premisses afd in form afd Confessed as also
276   the Sum of Two hundred and Seventy Six                                 premisses pounds of tob.o
by ye Court here adjudged unto him for his Cost & Charges by him about his suite in this Behalfe
Laid out & Expended & ye afd Deft in Mercy &c


LG  The Same
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Pse  Tobias Pepper
 Somersett fs    Tobias Pepper Late of Somrsett County Planter was attached to
answer unto Joseph MaClester of a plea of Trespass upon ye Case &c
And whereupon ye same Joseph MaClester by Levin Gale his attry Complaines
that whereas ye Justices afd Tobias ye tenth day of December Seventeen hundred
        & twenty five at Somrsett County within ye Jurisdiction of this Court was Indebted to ye afd Joseph in
        ye Sum of Six hundred & Ninety six pounds of Tob.o as by ac.t herewithin Court Produced may
        appear & so thereof being Indebted ye said Tobias in Consideration thereof afterwards to witt the
       same day & year afd at ye County afd within ye Jurisdiction of this Court upon himselfe assumed & to
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