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June Court
1732
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the first day of October Ann Domini Seventeen hundred and thirty at Somrset County afd within the Jur of this Court was porssessed of one hogshead of tobacco weighing Neat four hundred Seventy one pounds of the Value of four pounds Currant Money of maryland as of his proper hoghead of tobacco and being so thereof possessed the Said hoghead of tobacco out of ^his^ hands and possession Causually Lost w.ch Said Hoghed of Tobacco afterwards to witt on the first day of March in the year aforesd at Somerset County afd within the Jur to the hands and possesion of the aforesd John by finding came Nevertheless the Said John knowing the hoghead of Tobacco afd to be the proper hh.d of Tobacco of him the Said Thomas & to him the Said Thomas of right to belong and appertain but Plotting and fraudulently Intending the Said Thomas of the hh.d of Tobacco afd Craftilly and Subtilly to Deceive and Defraud the hh.d of Tobacco aforesd tho' often thereunto requested to the Said Thomas hath not Delivered but the hh.d of Tobacco aforesd Afterwards to witt on the first day ^of^ may Ann Domini Seventeen hundred and thirty one at Somerset County aforesd within the Jurisdiction afd to his own proper use did Convert and Dispose to the Damage of the Said Tho.s of tenn pounds money aforesd and thereupon he brings Suit &c And the afd John Records by W.m Beckingham his Attorney Comes and Defends the force and Injury when &c and prays Leave thereof to Imparle here untill the Next Court and he hath it and the Same day is given to the afd Thomas here also &c Att which said Next Court to witt the Seventeenth day of August Ann Dom one thousand Seven hundred and thirty one Came again as well the afd John Thomas Fletcher as the afd John Records by their Attorneys afd and Whereupon the Same John prays further Leave thereof to Imparle here untill the Next Court and he hath it and the same day is given to the afd Thomas here also &c Att which said next Court to witt the Sixteenth day of November ann Dom one thousand seven hundred and thirty one Came againe as well the aforesd Thomas Fletcher as the afd John Records by their Attorneys afd and whereupon the Same ^John^ Thomas Prays further Leave thereof to Imparle here untill the Next Court and he hath it and the same day is given to the aforesd Thomas here also &c (att) |
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