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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 93b   View pdf image
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                  June Court       1731                     93

afd as followeth viz.t
                                  Somerset County ss   John Donelson Late of Somerset County merchant otherwise Called
John Donelson of somerset County in the province of Maryland Merch.t was somon'd
to answere unto Amos Woodward of a plea that he render unto him forty one pounds
Seven Shillings and Six pence currant Money which to him he owes and Unjustly
Detains &.c      And Whereupon the same Amos by James Shirley his Attorney
saith that Whereas the said John the Sixth day of July Ann Dom Seventeen
hundred and twenty Eight at somerset County afd and within the Jur of this
court by his certain Writing obligatory which he the said Amos with the Seal
of him the said John Sealed hereinto court brings the date Whereof is the same
day and year did Acknowledge himself to be held and firmly bound unto the
said Amos in the aforesd forty one pounds seven Shill.s and Six pence curr.t money
afd to be paid unto the said Amas when he the said John by him the said Amos Should
be thereunto required yet he the said John tho often thereunto required the said forty
one pounds Seven Shill.s and Six pence to the said Amos hath not rendered but the
same to him hitherto to render hath Denyed and Still doth deny and Ujustly
Detain Whereupon he the said Amos saith that he is made and hath damage
to the value of one hundred pounds Like money afd and thereupon he brings suit &c
                                                 Jn Shirley A Rey P Quer Pledg pror  Jn.o Doe  R Roe

a Copy of the foregoeing declaration was made and Sent to be Served on the deft with the writt in the plea afd &c

             Att which Said next Court to witt the fifteenth day of November anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and thirty
being the day of the Return of the Said Writt Cometh the afd Amos Woodward by his attorney afd and the Sher of
Somerset County to whom the foregoeing writt was directed Likewise Cometh and maketh return thereof to the Court here
endorsed viz.t   Cepi Corpus decl delivered in time   P John Purnall sher

          And the afd John Donelson by Levin Gale his attorney afd Comes and defends the force and Injury when &.c and Sayth
that he Cannot Gainsay the action aforesaid of the aforesaid Amos nor Can he Say but that the writing Obligatory aforesd
is the deed of the Same John nor but that he Owes the same Amos the afd forty one pounds Seven Shillings and
Six pence Curr.t mony in manner and form as the afd Amos above against him hath declared

                   Therefore it is Considered that the afd Amos Woodward Recover against the afd John Donelson his debt afd
363   and his damages by Occasion of the detaining of the Same debt to three hundred & sixty three                       pod.s
of tobacco to the Same Amos of his assent by the Court here adjudged with Stay of Execution for Six months and ye afd
defend.t in mercy   memorand.m the plft by his attorney Releaseth the penalty reserving the principall debt and Interest
untill payment &c


LG  James Shirley
               @
   Robert Adkins
   Robert Adkins to James Shirley
William Rickards agt Robt Atkins Fee Case Fee
John Huntington agt The Same Case Fee
John Stewart agt The Same Case Fee
To one advice Fee
Church Wardens All hollows parish agt The Same
The Same against the Same Fee
To a retaining Fee
To appearing for him & his wife in Court
To Liquor account                       1..3..6    Cash
                                                                           Errors Excepted by me this day
                                                 of may Annoq Dom 1731
                                                                                                 Ja Shirley

                                                             Sworn before me              John Scott
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 Somerset County ss  may 26.th
1731
                Then Came before me the
Subscriber One of his Lordship's
Justices of the peace for the County
afd James Shirly and made oath
upon the holy Evangelist of
Almighty God that the above
account is Just and true to the
best of his knowledge and
that he hath rec.d noe part or
percell thereof nor Security
nor Satisfaction to the Same

Somerset County ss   It being made appear to me John Scott one of his L.dShips
Justices of the county of somerset aforesd the peace assigned to keep that Rob.t
Atkins late of somerset County Planter is Actually Run Away and has or is about
to remove his affects out of this county to Deceive his crediters you are hereby
                                                                                                       (required)


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