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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1733-1735
Volume 846, Page 22   View pdf image
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June Court          1733                    22

Ought to recover but because it is not known what damages the afd James hath Sustained by occasion
of the non performance of the promise and assumption afd  It is Commanded the sheriffe of Somerset
County that by the Oath of honest and Lawfull men of the County afd he diligently Inquire what damages
the afd James has Sustained as well by Occasion of the non performance of the promise and assumption
afd as for his Costs and Charges by him about his Suit in that part apposed and the Inquisition which thereupon
he takes he make appear to the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at
at dividing Creek in the County afd the third tuesday of August ^next^ under his seal and the Seales of them by
whose Oath ye Same Inquisition is taken he send together with his Lordships writt thereof to him directed &c


FA  Grace Webb
               @
LG  Luke Bowen
 Somersett County ss
                                       Luke Bowen Late of Somerset County
planter was Attached to Answer unto Grace Webb of a plea of
Trespass upon the Case &ca
       And Whereupon the said Grace by Francis allen her Attorney Complains
       that Whereas on the first Day of September Anno Dom seventeen hundred  
       and thirty one at the County of Somerset afs.d within the Jurr of this Court a Certain
       Communication being had and Moved by the said Luke with the said Grace
       Concerning a Mare belonging to her the Said Grace the said Luke in Consideration
       that the said Grace at the Especial Instance and Request of the said Luke
       then and there sold and Delivered to the said Luke the Mare afs.d upon himself did
       assume and to the said Grace then and there did faithfully promise that he the
       said Luke for the said Grace would lett the said Grace have a piece of Land for
       her to Live upon and Cultivate for the Term of her Life and would also upon
       the said Land Errect and build a house sufficient for her to live in at his
       own proper Cost and wo^u^ld give her priviledge of Pastureadge for Cattle and
       the previledge of Getting Nessesary Timber for the use of the said Land and
       house and other Necessary Occasions of her the said Grace and that he the s.d
       Luke would Give to her the said Grace his obligation for prformance of the same
       and would also pay to the said Grace One thousand pence when he should be by the
       said Grace thereunto Required  Nevertheless the said Luke his promise and assumption
       aforesaid in form aforesaid made Nothing Regarding but plotting and fraudulently
       Intending the said Grace in that part Craftily and Subtily to deceive and Defraud
       hath not Lett the said Grace have the peice of Land aforesaid for her to Cultivate
       and Live upon nor Erected the House aforesaid &c.a  Nor hath he paid and
       satisfyed to the said Grace the aforesaid one thousand pence  altho the same to
       do the said Luke by the said Grace on the first day of Octob.r in the Year afores.d
       and often afterward's at the County aforesaid he was thereunto Requested
                                                                                                                      (but


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