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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 9   View pdf image
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    March Court                       1734               9

the afd Thomas Fletcher his debt afd and his damages by Occasion of the detaining of the Same debt to three
341    hundred & sixty three                                pounds of tobacco to the Same Joshua of his assent by the
the Court here adjudged and the aforesaid Thomas in Mercy &a


Patrick Burk
        petn
 To the worshipfull Justices now in Court setting the petition of
Patrick Burk Humbly Sheweth that ^he^ is at this present and Long
Since a lanquishing prisoner and prays your worships to give me
releife by servitude or otherways as your worships shall think fitt
and your petitioner In duty bound Shall ever pray

          The petition afd being Read and heard and fully understood and the afd Patrick Burke
present herein Court is remanded back to the Custody of the sheriff of Somerset County there to remaine
&a the Said Sheriff to witt Joseph McClester Gent present here in Court took Charge of the said
Patrick Burke accordingly &a

             Att next Court to witt the Eighteenth day of March One thousand seven hundred and thirty
four at dividing Creek in Somerset County Came againe the said Patrick Burke in Custody of the sherife
afd  and for as much as the said Patrick doth make it appear to the satisfaction of the court here
that he hath Complyed with the Law in relation to the premisses afd and he being a Single man and having
noe wife and Children and none of his Credittors being willing to accept of his service not Exceeding
seven years and discharge his debts &.a

                Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that the said Patrick Burk be sold
    to the Biggest Bidder not Exceeding Seven Years towards discharging of his Just debt &c which
    sale is ordered to be performed by the Sheriff of Somerset County by two of the Clck after the Meridium
    of this day  afterwards in the Same Court Came the said Sheriff to witt Joseph McClester
Gent and made report to the Court here that in purs^u^ance of the afd Order he had Sold the afd Pat
Burke to a Certain John Scarbrough for Seventeen hundred pounds of tobacco he being the Biggest
Bidder for Seven Years to Commence from the day of the date hereof &a


Gentlemen         By the records of Somrsett Co.ty it may appear that I am Security
for the Estate of Isaac Stevens, And since his widow married with Phenix Hall
who has squandred away the greatest part of the said Estate I begg the Court well
order that I as Security may have an order for that part of the said Effect
which is left in the County soe far as it may be found; in order to discharge the
                                                                                                             (Estate


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