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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737

August Court               1735              (72)

County of a plea that he render unto him the sum of one thousand three hundred and twenty
pounds of good Sound Tobacco which unto him he oweth and unjustly detaineth &.^a

And whereupon the same Joseph by William Goldsborough his attorney saith that
whereas the af.^d William the twenty Seventh day of March in the year of our Lord
God Seventeen hundred and thirty five at Somerset County af.^d by his certain writing
obligatory had granted himself to be bound unto the af.^d Joseph in the af.^d Sum of
One thousand three hundred and twenty pounds of good sound Tobacco to be paid unto
the said Joseph when thereof afterward he should be required Nevertheless the af.^d
William altho' often required the af.^d One thousand three hundred and twenty pounds
of Tobacco unto the af.^d Joseph hath not paid but that unto him hitherto to pay
altogether hath refused and still doth refuse to the damage of the same Joseph two
thousand Six hundred pounds of Tobacco and therefore he brings Suit &.^a and doth bring
hereinto Court the writing obligatory af.^d which the debt af.^d in form af.^d testifies the
date whereof is the same day and year af.^d &.^a         Pledges &.^a John Doe & Rich.^d Roe

Whereupon the said William Robinson by Robert Jenckins Henry his attorney cometh and
defendeth the force and Injury when af.^d and saith that he cannot gainsay the action af.^d of
the af.^d Joseph Macclester nor can he say but the writing obligatory af.^d is the deed of
him the same William Robinson nor can he say but that he owes the af.^d Joseph
M.^cClester the af.^d one thousand three hundred and twenty pounds of Tobacco in manner
and form as the af.^d Joseph M.^cClester above against him hath declared wherefore the
same Joseph prays Judgment for his debt af.^d and his damages sustained by occasion of
the detaining of the same debt to him to be adjudged &^a

Therefore it is Considered by the Court here that the af.^d Joseph M.^cClester recover against
the aforesaid William Robinson his debt aforesaid and his damages sustained by Occasion of
156   the detaining of the same debt to Two hundred pounds                                    pounds
of tobacco to the same Joseph of his assent by the Court here adjudged and the af.^d William
in mercy &.^a

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RI James Quatermus

Somerset County ss.^t James Quatermus late of Somerset County planter
otherwise called James Quaturmus of Somerset County was Summoned to
answer unto Joseph Macclester Sheriff of the said County of a plea that
he render unto him the sum of One thousand three hundred and twenty

pounds of good sound Tobacco which unto him he oweth and unjustly detaineth &.^a

And whereupon the same Joseph by William Goldsborough his attorney saith that
whereas the af.^d James the twenty Seventh day of March in the year of our Lord God
Seventeen hundred and thirty five at Somerset County af.^d by his certain writing obligatory
had granted himself to be bound unto the af.^d Joseph in the af.^d Sum of one thousand three
hundred and twenty pounds of good sound Tobacco to be paid unto the same Joseph when
thereof afterward he should be required Nevertheless the af.^d James altho' often
required the af.^d One thousand three hundred and twenty pounds of Tobacco unto the af.^d
Joseph hath not paid but that unto him hitherto to pay altogether hath refused and
still doth refuse to the damage of the same Joseph two thousand Six hundred pounds
of Tobacco and therefore he bringeth Suit &.^a and doth bring hereinto Court the writing
obligatory af.^d which the debt af.^d in form af.^d doth testify the date whereof is the
same day and year af.^d &^a Pledges &.^a John Doe & Rich.^d Roe

Whereupon the said James Quatermus by Robert Jenckins Henry his attorney cometh
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