Archives of Maryland, Volume 0842, Page 0078 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733

March Court ann.^o 1730 78

LG: Philip Covington @ GD TB Abra Puckham et uxor	tres Case decl agreed	LG W.^m Robinson @ FA Charles Low	tres Case declⁿ agreed	LG: mad.^m Betty Gale @ FA Alex.^d Lackey Gar Jos: Holder	att.^a agreed

FA John Lay @ JS Walter Taylor	tres Case agreed	FA John Horsey @ LG Henry Williams	tres Case agreed	LG JS Edward Cluff @ FA John Stewart	tres Case declⁿ agreed

LG Edward Cluffe @ FA Jn^o Stewart Exa^r Fran Mercer	tres Case declⁿ agreed	FA Moses Chaille Jun^r @ LG W.^m Smith	tres Case agreed	FA Jn^o Holland @ JS Richard Holland	D^r 50 agreed

FA John Holland @ JS Richard Holland	tres Case decl agreed	FA John Stewart @ Robert Adkins	tres Case decl agreed	LG Fran Allen LG @ Christopher Piper	tres Case agreed

The above actions were Entered agreed on March Court tryall Dockett ann 1730

FA Christopher Glass
@
Pse Benjamin Houston

Somerset County ss
Benjamin Houston Late of Somerset County planter was attached
to answer unto Christopher Glass of a plea of trespass upon the Case &^c

And whereupon the Said Christopher by Francis Allen his attorney Commands that whereas the said Benjamin the first
day of march anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and thirty at Somerset County within the Jurisdiction of this Court was
Indebted unto the Said Christopher in Sixteen pounds two ^Six^ Shillings and Seven pence halfe penny Currant mony
of maryland it being the ballance of an account to the Said Christopher by the Said Benjamin at that time due owing
and unpaid as by an account hereunto annexed may in Court appear and being so thereof Indebted the said
Benjamin in Consideration thereof the day and year aforesaid of the place aforesaid in the County aforesaid upon
himselfe did assume and to the said Benjamin the afd Sixteen pounds five shillings
and seven pence half penny to the said Christopher when he should be thereunto
Requested he would well and faithfully pay and content Nevertheless the said Benj.^a
his promise and assumption aforesaid if forme aforesaid made Nothing Regarding
Butt plotting and fraudulently Intending the said Christopher in that part Craftilly
and Subtilly to Deceive and Defraud the said Sixteen pounds Six Shillings and
Seven pence half penny to the said Christopher altho the same to do the said Benj.^a
by the said Christopher on the afd first day of march in the year aforesd and often
afterwards at the county afd within the Jur afd he was thereunto Requested
hath not paid or contented but the same to him hetherto to pay or content hath
Refused and still doth Refuse and Deny To the Damage of the said Christopher
of thirty four pounds money afd and thereupon he brings suit &.^c
F Allen P Pleges de pe Jn Doe R Roe

1728

Benjamin Houston D.^r to his account
By one quart of Brandy
By the pottle of Syder
By one quart of brandy
By one pottle syder 2 pints rum
One mug of punch 2 quarts syder
2 pottle ½ pint rum 2 bottles
½ pint Rum one quart D.^o
one pint Rum one quart D.^o
one quart syder
4 half pints Rum one quart D.^o
1 pottle syder & six pence rum
Nine pence D.^o
2½ pints D.^o one pottle syder 2 p.^ts
1 Quart of Rum
4½ pints rum 1 p.^t D.^o 1 pottle syder
Caried up

£0..2..0^d
0..0..6
0..1..3
0..1..0
0..1..6
0..2..6
0..2..6

0..3..3

0..4..0

0..2..9

0..4..6
0..3..6
1..9..3

To brought up and Dr still
½ pint of rum 1 pottle sider
1 pint rum 3 halfe pints one Gall of
one Quart 3½ pints Rum one Gall of
½ bushell corn ½ pint Rum
one quart ½ pint Rum to Dennis
7 yards ½ of Tickin at 3 p yard
one Quart 3½ pints Rum
4½ pints one quart Rum
3 penks corn 4½ pints 1 quart Rum
one quart 3½ pints rum
2 Gill 2½ pints Rum
Creditt David Murray 1 p.^t ½ pint
Rum
Creditt M.^r Shirley 1 pint Rum 1 p.^t D^o
2½ pints Rum Nine pence D.^o
Caried up

£1..9..3
0..1..3
0..2..9
0..4..0
0..1..4
0..2..6
0..2..6
0..3..6
0..4..0
0..5..3
0..3..6
0..1..6

0..3..0
0..2..0
0..1..9
3..8..1

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