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August Court
1729 215 makes Return thereof to the Court here Endorsed viz.t Cepi Corpus John Purnall sher Whereupon the afd Sher to witt John Purnall Gent being Called at the Same day brings not in the body of the afd John Bishop according to the return of the writt aforesaid &.c
unto Alexander Draper of five pounds Eighteen shillings and Six pence and two hundred and twenty Eight pounds of tobacco Which to the Same Alexander in the same Court before the Justices thereof were adjudged for his damages which he had by occasion of a Certaine promise and assumption to the same Alexander by the afd James made and not performed whereof he is Convict &.c Att which said third tuesday of August to witt the Ninteenth day of the same month ann.o Dom One thousand Seven hundred and Ninteen being the day of the return of the Said Writt Cometh the afd Alexander Draper by George Dashiell his attorney and the sher of Somersett County to whom the foregoeing was directed Comes and makes return thereof Endorsed viz.t Cepi Corpus P Jno Purnall sher Whereupon the said James Jones being Called appears and thereupon the Said James Jones at ye Prayer of the afd Alexander Draper by his attorney afd is Committed into the Custody of the Sher of Somersett County thereto remain till the afd Alexander should of his damages afd be fully satisfyed thereupon the said sher to witt John Purnall Gent present here in Court took Charge of ye Said James Jones accordingly &c
held at Dividing Creek the third tuesday of August ^then next^ to Satisfie unto Mad.m Betty Gale and Levin Gale Executors of the testament and Last Will of Levin Denwood al.s dict.s Leavin Denwood late decd as well of a Certain debt of One hundred and sixty pounds Curr.t money which ye said Betty and Levin Gale in the same Court here before the Justices thereof Recovered against him as of four hundred ^and Nine^ pounds of tobacco which to the Same Betty and Levin were adjudged for their damages sustained by occasion of ye Detaining of the same Debt as also five hundred and Ninty Seven pounds of tobo addn Costs whereof he is Convict &c Att which said third tuesday of August to witt the Ninteenth day of ye Same month anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and twenty Nine being the day of the return |
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