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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 145b   View pdf image
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    March Court                1735                        145

Justices here that the aforesaid John Townsend Sen.r be discharged from paying of Taxes for the afd Negro Dick
as by the petition afd is praid &a


George Dial
     pet.n @
George Bounds
 To the worshipfull Justices of Somerset County The petition of
George Dial humbly sheweth that he is held as a servant by
one George Bounds of this County without any Reason or
Grounds whatever your petitioner therefore humbly prays that
    sumons may Issue against the af.d George Bounds to shew Cause wherefore he
    detains your petitioner as a servant and he will pray

          Thereupon Command is given to the Sheriff of Somerset County that Immediately he Summons the above
said George Bounds that all Excuses sett apart he be and appear before the Justices of his Lordships County
Court of Somerset now here held at dividing Creek in and for the Same County to answer the petition
aforesaid of the afd George Dial &a      and afterwards in the Same Court before the Justices thereof
Came the said sheriff and made return that he had Summoned the Said George Bownds as by
the preceipt afd he was Commanded &.a and thereupon Came hereinto Court the said George
Bounds in his proper person and the petition afd being read and heard the said George Bownds
freely Confesseth herein Court that will not any further or Longer detaine the Same Geo: Dial in his
Custody as a Servant by any Inderture or otherwise &a   Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices
here that the aforesaid George Dial from the Service of the afd George Bownds be quiet and goe
thereof without day &a


RH  John Williams
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   Martin Fenton
 His Lordship the Right honourable the Lord proprietary of the province of
Maryland Commanded the Sheriff of Somerset County by his writt in these words Following
vizt  Somerset ss  Charles absolute Lord and proprietary of the provinces of
Maryland and avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &a  To the sheriff of Somerset County Greeting
we Command you that you attach any of the Goods Chattles rights or Creditts
of Martian Fenton late of Somerset County Cordwainer if they shall be found in
your bailywick to the value of sixty four pounds Fifteen shillings and foure pence
halfe peny Currant money and one thousand pounds of tobacco and when you
have the same attached or any part thereof the same in your Costody safe
keep so that you have the same before our Justices of our County Court of Som.rt
to be held at dividing Creek the third Tuesday of march Next then and there to
be Condemned according to act of assembly to and for the use of a Certain John
Williams unless the said martian Fenton by himself or his attorney shall
appear and answer unto the said John william^s^ in a plea of Trespass upon
the case &a according to law and that by good and lawfull men of your Bailywick
you make known unto the person or persons whose hands yo make y.e
same attachment that he she or they be and appeear before our Justices of
our County Court to be held as af.d to shew Cause if any he she or they have
                                                                                                             (why)


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
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