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March Court
1726
245 by the Court here of his assent adjudged and the afd defend.t in mercy &a And afterwards to witt the twenty first day of march ^one thousand seven hundred & twenty six^ the afd Dennis Folio in his proper person present here in Court is at the Prayer of the Plfts attorney afd Committed into the Custody of the Sherr of Somersett County afd there to remain untill the afd John of his debt and damages afd be thereof fully satisfied &.a the said Sherr to Witt Francis Allen Gent present here in Court took Charge of the afd Dennis Folio accordingly &c
Body before ye Justices of his Lordships Co.ty Court of Somrsett to be held at Dividing Creek ye third tuesday of March then Next to answer unto Jn.o Donelson of a plea yt he render unto him thirty pd.s Curr.t silver money of america which to him he owes & unjustly Detaines &a & that thereof he Should not fail &a And the afd Jno Donelson in his own proper Person Declared against ye afd Robt Truman in ye plea afd as followeth vizt Somrsett fs Rob.t Truman Late of Somrsett County Milwright al.s Dict.s Rob.t Truman of Somrsett Co.ty & province of Maryland was Sumoned to answer unto Jno Donelson of a plea yt he render unto him ye full & Just Sum of thirty pd.s Currt Silver money of america which to him he owes & unjustly Detaines &a And whereupon ye same Jn.o in his own proper person saith yt whereas ye afd Rob.t ye fourth day of Janry Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred & twenty six at Somrsett County afd within the Jur of this Court by his Certain Writing Obligatory which ye same Jn.o with ye seal of ye afd Rob.t sealed hereinto Court Brings whose sate is ye same day & year acknowledged himselfe held & firmly Bound to the afd Jno in ye afd thirty pd.s Curr.t Silver money of america to be paid unto ye afd Jn.o when afterwards he should be thereunto required yett ye afd Rob.t altho' often thereunto required ye afd thirty pd.s Curr.t money to ye afd Jn.o hath not paid but ye same to him hitherto to pay hath Denyed & Still doth Deny whereupon ye same Jn.o Saith yt he is Deteriorated & hath Dam to the value of forty pd.s Like money & thereof Brings Suite &c and Brings hereinto ye Writing obligatory afd which ye Debt afd doth testifie whose Date is ye Same Day & year abovesaid &c J Donelson P Pson pledges &a J Doe R.d Roe A Copy of ye foregoing Decl.n was made & sent to be served on ye afd Rob.t Truman with ye Writt in ye plea afd &a Att which said third tuesday of March to witt ye twenty first day of ye same Month Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and twenty Six Being the day of ye return of ye said Writt Cometh ye afd Jn.o Donelson in his own proper person & the Sher of Somrsett County to whome the foregoing Writt was Directed Likewise Cometh & Maketh return thereof to ye Court here Endorsed these words following vizt Cepi Corpus Decl.n Delivered in time p me Francis Allen Sher |
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