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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 155b   View pdf image
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           March Court                        1735                    155

RH  Edmond Jennings Esq.r
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GD  James Smith
 Somerset ss.t  James Smith Late of Somerset County planter Otherwise Called Jam.s
Smith of Somerset County was Sumoned to answer unto Edmond Jennings Esq.r of
of a plea that he render unto him the Sum of Seven hundred pounds of tobacco
Which to him he Owes and unjustly detaines &a

          And whereupon the same Edmond by Robert Jenckins Henry his attorney saith that
whereas the af.d James the Second day of Aprill in the Year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred thirty and four at Somerset County af.d within the Ju.r of this court by his certain
writing obligatory did acknowledge himself to be held and firmly bound unto the aforesaid
Edmond in the af.d Seven hundred pounds of tobbacco to be paid to the same Edmond when he
should thereuto requested  Nevertheless the said James altho often thereunto Requested
the af.d seven hundred pounds of tobacco to the same Edmond he hath not as yet Rendered
but the same to him hitherto to render hath denied and Still doth refuse and deny  Wherefore
he saith that he is the worse and hath damage to the value of seven hundred pounds of
tobbacco  And thereof he brings suit &.c and brings here into Court the writing aforesaid
which the debt af.d in form af.d doth testify the date whereof is the same day and year af.d
                                                                                    pledges &.a  John Doe & R Roe

       And the aforesaid James Smith by George Douglas his attorney Comes and defends the force and
Injury when &.a and saith that he Cannot gainsay the action afd of the afd Edmond Jennings nor Can he say
but that the writing Obligatory afd is the deed of the Same James Smith nor Can he say but that he owes
the Same Edmond Jennings the afd Seven hundred pounds of tobacco in manner and form as the afd Edmond
above against him hath declared wherefore the same Edmond prays Judgmt for his debt afd and his damages
Sustained by Occasion of the detaing of the Same debt to him to be adjudged &a

                         Therefore it is Considered by the Court here that the afd Edmond Jennings Esqr Recover
against the afd James Smith his debt afd and his damages by occasion of the detaining of that Same debt
to One hundred & Ninty Six                                              pounds of tobacco to the Same Edmond of his
assent by the Court here adjudged and the afd James in Mercy &a


RH  The Same
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GD  Jacob Lingoe
 Somerset County ss  Jacob Lingo late of Somerset County planter otherwise Called Jacob
Lingo of Somerset County was Somoned to answer unto Edmond Jennings Esq.r of a plea
that he Render unto him Seven hundred pounds of tobo which to him he oweth & unjustly
detaineth &.a  And whereupon the same Edmond by Robert Jenckins Henry his attorney
saith that wheras the af.d Jacob the Twenty third day of February in the Year
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred thirty and three at Somerset County af.d within
the Ju.r of this Court by his certain writing obligatory did acknowledge himself
to be held and firmly bound unto the af.d Edmond in the af.d Seven hundred pounds of Tobbacco
to be paid to the same Edmond when he should be thereunto requested Nevertheless
the said Jacob altho often thereunto Requested the af.d Seven hundred pounds ^of tobo^ to
to the same Edmond he hath not as yet Rendered but the same to him hitherto to
                                                                                                          (render)


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