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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 139b   View pdf image
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       June Court        1726         139

our said Justices at the same and place afd and have you then and there this Writts Wittness &c

      Att which said third tuesday of June to witt the twenty first day of the same month Anno Dom one
thousand seven hundred and twenty six being the day of the Return of the said Writt Cometh the afd John Dennis
by his attorney afd and the Sherr of Somersett County to whom the foregoeing Writt was directed   Likewise
Cometh and maketh Return thereof to the Court here Endorsed viz.t   By vertue of the within Writt to me directed
I have attached the full value of the within Mentioned Debt in the hands of Edward Rownd and have
Sumoned him to appear before the Justices within Named at the day and place within Contained to Shew
Cause &c as by the Within Writt I am Commanded before W.m Hopkins and John Doe good and Lawfull
men of my Bailywick so answers                                                         Francis Allen Sherr

       Whereupon the afd Edward Rownd Garnishe of the afd Jonathan Woodbury appears in his own proper
person and says he Cannot gainsay but that he has of the Rights and Creditts of the Said Jonathan Woodbury
to the value of thirty six bushells of Indian Corn nor bu the Same ought to be Condemned in his
hands for the use of the Said John Dennis as of the Rights and Creditts of the said Jonathan Woodbury
which ye said Plft does not gainsay
                                                                         Whereupon the Said John Dennis his attorney afd prays
that upon giving security according to act of assembly that the afd sum of thirty six bushells of Indian Corn so
as afd Confessed by the afd Edward Rownds as of the Rights and Creditts of said Jonathan Woodbury may
be Condemned in the hands of the said Edward Rownd towards satisfying unto the said John Dennis
as well the Sum of Six hundred pounds of tob.o afd as also the Costs accrewing upon the writt of attachm.t afd

    thereupon a Certain Hugh Porter Present here in Court undertakes for the Said John Dennis according to
act of assembly that in Case the Said Jonathan Woodbury do at any time within a year and a day appear
and make all or any part of the Said John Dennis Claim against him appear to be Satisfyed or otherwise
to have Been undue before the Laying of this attachm.t that then the Said John Dennis shall make
Restitution unto him the Said Jonathan Woodbury of all or Such Part thereof as shall be made appear
to be undue &c or that the Said Hugh Porter will do it for him

       Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here the twenty first day of June ann.o Dom One thousand
seven hundred and twenty six that the afd sum of thirty six bushells of Indian Corn so as afd Confesed
be Condemned in the hands of the said Edward Rownd as of the Rights and Creditts of the said Jonathan
Woodbury towards satisfying unto the said John Dennis as well the Sum of Six hundred pounds
of tobo as also the Costs accrewing upon the writt of attachm.t afd and that the said John Dennis have
his Execution thereof against the afd Edward Rown according to act of assembly &c


LG  Capell King
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JP  Andrew Wailes Garnishee
     of Jn.o Robinson and Geo Thompson
 Memorand.m the Plft by Levin Gale his attorney Sued out his Lordships Writt
of attachm.t against the Deft the tenor whereof followeth in these words viz.t Somersett
County fs  Charles absolute Lord and proprietary of the provinces of Maryland and
avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c      To the Sherr of Somrsett County Greeting
    we Command you that you attach any the goods Chattells rights or Creditts of Jno Robinson and George
    Thompson Late of the City of Glasgow March.ts if they shall be found in your Bailywick to the value of twenty
                                                                                                                                                             (pounds)


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