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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 74   View pdf image
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August Court               1735            (74)

of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred thirty and four at Somerset County aforesaid
within the Jurisdiction of this Court by his certain writing obligatory did acknowledge
himself to be held and firmly bound unto the same Edmond Jennings in the aforesaid
Seven hundred pounds of tobacco to be paid to the same Edmond when he should
be thereunto requested   Nevertheless the aforesaid John altho often thereunto
requested the aforesaid Seven hundred pounds of tobacco unto the same Edmond
he hath not as yet rendered but the same to him hitherto to render hath refused
and still doth refuse and deny wherefore he saith that he is the worse and hath
damage to the value of two thousand pounds of tobacco and thereof bringeth suit &.a
and bringeth hereinto Court the writing aforesaid which the debt aforesaid in form
aforesaid doth testify whose date is the same day and year aforesaid &.a
                                                                    Pledges &.a  John Doe & Rich.d Roe

Whereupon the said John Bozman by George Douglas his attorney cometh and
defendeth the force and Injury when &.a and saith that he cannot gainsay the action
af.d of the af.d Edmond Jennings nor can he say but that the writing obligatory
af.d is the deed of him the same John Bozman nor can he say but that he owes
the af.d Edmond Jennings the aforesaid Seven hundred pounds of tobacco in
manner and form as the af.d Edmond Jennings above against him hath declared
wherefore the same Edmond 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 aforesaid Edmond Jennings
Recover against the aforesaid John Bozman his debt af.d and his damages sustained
177   by occasion of the detaining of the same debt to one hundred and Ninty Nine
                    pounds of tobacco to the same Edmond of his assent by the Court here
adjudged and the af.d John in mercy &.a


WB  Joshua Caldwell
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WG  John Horsey Exr of
        William Horsey
 Somerset County ss  John Horsey late of Somerset County
planter Executor of the testament of William Horsey
late of the same County planter deced was attached
to answer unto Joshua Caldwell late high Sheriff of
the same County of a plea of trespass upon the Case &.a
And Whereupon the same Joshua Caldwell by Wm Beckingham his
attorney saith that whereas the said William Horsey in his life time on the
first day of January in the Year of our Lord Seventeen hundred & thirty three
at Somerset County was indebted unto the said Joshua in the sum of ten
thousand Nine hundred and two pounds of tobacco being for the like quantity
of tobacco by the af.d Joshua Caldwell for the use and service of the said William
Horsey there before that time at his especial Instance and request laid out
and expended as by an Account thereof herewith into Court brought may appear
and so thereof being indebted the same William Horsey in his life time afterwards
to wit the same day and year last mentioned at Somerset County in
Consideration thereof upon himself did assume and to the same Joshua Caldwell
then and there faithfully did promise that he the same William Horsey the same
ten thousand Nine hundred and two pounds of tobacco to the same Joshua
Caldwell when thereof afterwards he should be required well and truly would
                                                                                                             (pay


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