Archives of Maryland, Volume 0851, Page 0046b - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737

       June Court                  1735                   46

    tryed and Sworn upon their Oath do say that the afd Mathew Dorman is guilty of the premisses in such
    maner and form as the aforesaid Robert Downs above against him hath Complained and assessed the
damages of the Same Robert by occasion of the premisses afd beyond his Costs and Charges by him about his
Suit in that part apposed to thirty Shilling Currant money &^a

       Therefore it is Considered that the aforesaid Robert Downs Recover against the afd Mathew Dorman
his damages aforesaid to thirty Shillings Currant mony by the Jurors aforesaid in form afd assessed
907   has also Nine hundred and Seven                                          pounds of tobacco to the Same
Robert Downs at his request for his Costs and Charges by the Court here of Increas adjudged and that the afd
Mathew be taken &^a

FA WB WG M^r Tho^s Fletcher
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GD: John Aydelott

Somerset County ss^t John Aidelott late of Som^rsett County planter
was attached to answer unto Thomas Fletcher of a plea of trespass upon the Case &^a
And whereupon y.^e s.^d Thomas by Francis Allen his attorney complains

that whereas he the s.^d Thomas the fifteenth day of March Anno Dom Seventeen hundred & thirty
three at the County of Somerset afores.^d within the Jurisdiction of this Court was possessed
of two hogsheads of tobacco weighing Neat One thousand Eighty Nine pounds of the Value
of tenn pound curr.^t money of Maryland as of his proper Goods and Chattles and so being
of the same possessed the s.^d two hh.^ds of tobacco out of his hands & possession casually lost w.^ch
s.^d two hogsheads of tobacco afterwards to witt y.^e afores.^d fifteenth day of March in the year
afores.^d to the hands & possession of the s.^d John by finding came nevertheless the s.^d John well
knowing the two hogsheads of tobacco afores.^d to be of the proper goods & Chattles of the
afores.^d Thomas and to him the s.^d Thomas of right to belong & appertain but plotting
& fraudulently Intending the s.^d Thomas of the afores.^d two hogsheads of tobacco to defraud &
deceive the s.^d two hogsheads of tobacco to the s.^d Thomas altho the same to do the s.^d John
by the s.^d Thomas was often thereunto requested hath not delivered but the same two
hh.^ds of Tobacco afterwards to witt on the Sixteenth day of March in y.^e Year afores.^d to his
own proper use did Convert & dispose to the damage of the s.^d Thomas of twenty
pounds curr.^t money of Maryland And thereupon he brings suit &.^c Pledges &.^c Jn^o Doe R Roe

Whereupon the said John Aydelott by George Douglas his attorney cometh and defendeth
the force and Injury when &.^a and prayes leave thereof to Imparle hereuntill next
Court and he hath it and the same day is Given to the af.^d Thomas herealso &.^a

Att which said next Court to witt the Eighteenth day of March Ann Dom One
thousand Seven hundred and thirty four came again as well the af.^d Thomas Fletcher
(as

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