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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1737-1738
Volume 859, Page 10b   View pdf image
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                 March Court               1736                10

His Lordship
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John Mitchell
 Somerset ss.t
                               The Jurors for the Right Honourable the Lord proprietary
that now is for the body of Somerset County af.d upon their oath do present that John
Mitchell late of Stepny parish in the County af.d planter the tenth day of August
    in the year of our Lord God seventeen hundred thirty and six with force and Arms at the parish
    af.d ^in the County afd^ within the Jurisdiction of this Court one hogg of the value of one hundred pounds of tobacco
    of the goods and Chattels of Matthew Parrimore then and there being found then and there feloniously
    did steal take and bare away contrary to the peace of the said Lord proprietary
    that now ^is^ his good Rule and Government and against the form of the Act of assembly in such
    Case lately made and provided &c
Test  Matthew Parrimore William Jones Thomas Caldwell Elizabeth Daw      on the foregoing
bill of Indictment it was Endorsed viz.t  A true bill WIlliam Jones foreman

Thereupon Command was given to the Sheriffe of Somerset County that Should take the said
John Mitchell if &c to answer &c and afterwards to witt the Fifteenth day of March anno
Dom One thousand Seven hundred and thirty Six before the Justices of his Lordships County Court
of Somerset now here held in the Court house at dividing ^Creek^ in the same County Cometh the afd John
Mitchell according to a Certain recognizance by him and his Security by them in that part first made
in his proper person under Custody of Joseph MccClester Gent Sheriffe ^of ye County afd^ into whose Custody
before that time for the Cause afd was Committed to the bar ^now^ here Led and being Instantly
asked how he of the felony in the Indictment afd specified above upon him Imposed would
be acquitted says that he in noe sort is guilty thereof and thereof of good & Evill puts himself
upon the County  Therefore Immediately came thereof the Jury before the Justices of his Lordships
County Court of somerset now here held in the Court house at dividing Creek in the same County
this Instant Fifteenth day of March by which &c and who &c to recognize &c because as well &c and
the same day is given to the afd John Mitchell under Custody of the Sheriffe and the Jurors of that
Same Jury by Joseph MccClester Gent sheriffe of the County afd to this being Impannelled being Called
Likewise Came to witt Nicholas Fountain Joshua Sturges Charles Townsend Joseph Houston Robert
Mitchell Richard Chambers William Mumford Moses Driskill John Williams John Shiles
John Peden James Jones who to say the truth of the premisses being Elected tryed and Sworn
say upon their Oath that the afd John Mitchell is not Guilty of the feloney & trespass afd upon
him in form afd Imposed in manner and form as by the Indictment afd above against him supposed
    Whereupon all and Singular the premisses by the Court here seen heard and fully understood
                                                                                                                                 therefore


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