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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 174   View pdf image
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March Court            1731                     174

Rider recover against the aforesd Philip Haris for his debt aforesd and his
Damages by Occasion of the Detaining of the Same Debt to One hundred & seventy
170                                                   pounds of tobacco to the Same John by his
assent by the Court here adjudged and the afd Philip in Mercy &c


LG  Cap.n John Tunstall assignee
                  of Hugh Porter
                               @
WB  Joseph Macclester
 Somerset County ss:   Joseph Macclester Late of Somerset County
Gentleman Otherwise Called Joseph MccClester of the Said County Gentleman
was Sumoned to answer unto John Tunstall assignee of (Hugh
Porter) according to the form of the act of assembly in Such Case made
                         and provided of a plea that he render unto him sixty pounds Sterling which to him
    he Oweth and Unjustly detaineth &c

                And whereupon the said John by Levin Gale his attorney saith that whereas the said Joseph the twentyeth
day of march ann Dom One thousand Seven hundred twenty nine and thirty at Somerset County within the
Jurisdiction of this Court by his Certain Writing Obligatory which ye said John with the Seal of the said Jos
Signed here into Court brings the date whereof is the same day and year aforesaid did acknowledge himselfe
to be bound unto the afd Hugh Porter in the afd Sixty pounds Sterling to be paid
unto the Said Hugh when he Should be thereto required which said Hugh Porter
on the thirty first day of July one thousand Seven hundred and thirty one at
Somerset County afd within the Jur of this Court did assign unto the aforesd John
Tunstall all his right title and Intrest to the Said Obligation the Condition of the
Said Obligation then Remaining unperformed of which said assignment the
Said Joseph MccClester on the tenth day of August and year Last mentioned at
Somerset County aforesd within the afd Jur by the hands of the aforesd John
had notice by reason whereof as also by force and Vertue of an act of assembly of
this Province now in force in Such Case made and provided the SAid Joseph
became Lyable to pay unto the afd John Tunstall the afd Sixty pounds sterr
Yet the Said Joseph tho' often Required the Said Sixty pounds Ster to the SAid
John hath not rendered but the Same to him hitherto to render hath Denyed
and Still doth Deny and Unjustly Detain to the Damage of the Said John of
fifty pounds of Like money and thereupon he brings Suit &c                     J Doe
                                                                L Gale P Qrte pledges &c       R Roe

    And the aforesd Joseph MccClester by W.m Beckingham his Attorney Cometh and
    Defendeth the force and Injury when &c and says that he Cannot Gainsay the action  
    afd of the afd John Tunstall nor Can he say but that the writing obligatory afd is
    the deed of the Same Joseph nor but that he owes the Same John the afd Sixty
    pound Sterling in manner and forme as the Same John above against him
    Declared               Therefore it is Consid^e^red that the afd John Tunstall recover
    against the afd Joseph MaClester his Debt afd and his Damages by occasion of the
316   Detaining of the Same Debt to three hundred and sixteen                            pounds
                                                                                                                                  of


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