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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 64b   View pdf image
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          August Court       1735                64

    William Mister in his proper person and thereupon he is ordered to give Security for his good behaviour
and appearance at November Court next to answer &a

             Whereupon the said William Mister with Robert Harris of Somerset County planter both present here
in Court in their proper persons acknowledged themselves Indebted unto his Lordship the Lord proprietary
In five pounds Sterling Each of their severall goods and Chattells Lands or tenements to use of his Said Lordship
the Lord proprietary his heirs and Successors to be made & Levied   If it happen that the said William Mister
do not make his personall appearance before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at
dividing Creek the third tuesday of November next and do not answer unto his Lordships of and Concerning such
matters and things as Shall be then and there objected against him on his said Lordships Behalfe and do not stand
and abide the Judgment of the Court thereon and do depart the Same Court without Leave and in the mean time if
he is not of the good behaviour towards his said Lordship and all his good people then &a


Jno Fortune
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Robt Hodge
     To the Worshipfull Justices of Somerset County now in Court Sitting the humble petition
of John Fortune Sheweth that the said John Fortune with his wife Dely was Indented unto
a Certain John White for a term of Years and the said John White some time before the Expiration
of the said term did assign the said Servants unto a Certain Robert Hodge who detaines a Child that
the said John had by the said Dely during the term of their Servitude and Your petitioner therefore
desires that your worships would be pleased to grant an order for the said Hodge to deliver up
the said Child and Your petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray      Jno Fortune

          The petition afd being read and heard it is Commanded the Sheriff of Somerset County that he Should
Somons the aforesaid Robert Hodge if he Should be found in his bailywick that all Excuses sett apart
he be and appear before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at dividing
Creek the third tuesday of August then next (and that the said Hodge have at ^the same^ Court the Child of the said
Jno Fortune which he detained) to answer the petition afd &a

    Att which said next Court to witt the third tuesday of August being the ninteenth day of the same
month anno Dom One thousand seven hundred and thirty five Came the Said Sheriff to witt Joseph
MccClester Gent to whom the afd Subpena was directed Came & made return that he had Sumoned the
afd Robt Hodge as by the preceipt afd he was Commanded   Likewise Came here into Court as well
the afd John Fortune as the afd Robert Hodge with the Child of the afd John and the petition afd
being againe read and heard and fully understood and the Severall allegations as well on behalfe
of the petitioner as on the part of the said Robert Hodge and what the Severall Evidences
deliver upon Oath at the Barr in Relation to the premisses all which being by the Court maturally


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
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