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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1737-1738
Volume 859, Page 159   View pdf image
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    November Court                    1737                     159

sort Contented but the same to him to pay or Content hath altogether refused and
still doth refuse altho' thereto afterwards to wit the day and year af.d at the County
af.d and often since that time by the said William required whereupon the said
William says he is the worse ten pounds Currt money of maryland and thereof
he brings suit &a                                                               Pledges &a J Doe & R Roe

    A Copy of the ^foregoing^ declaration ^was^ made and sent to be served on the said Benjamin with the
writt af.d &.a   Att which day here before the Justices of his Lordships County Court
of Somerset at deviding Creek Came the af.d William Conner by his attorney af.d and
the sherriffe to witt John Henry Gent at the same day here returned that he
had taken the af.d Benjamin Henderson whose body hereat this day  he had
ready to answer the af.d William Conner of the af.d plea as to him it was Commanded
and the same sherriffe further returned that he had served the same Benjamin
with a Copy of the declaration af.d according to act of assembly in such case made
and provided &.a         Whereupon Came hereinto Court a Certain Thomas Peal of
Somerset County planter in his proper person and undertook for the same Benj.a
and assumed upon himselfe (Likewise the Same Benjamin Henderson present here
in Court in his proper person assumed upon himselfe) that if it should happen that
Judgment in the plea aforesaid should be rendered for the same William Conner against
him the same Benjamin or that the Same Benjamin should be therein Convicted that
then he the same Benjamin should pay and Satisfie unto the said William the Judgment
of the Court thereupon or render his body in Execution of Such Judgm.t to the prison of the
Sheriffe of the County afd there to remain untill the same Judgment be fully Satisfyed
that he the said Thomas Peal will doe the Same for him &.a

    whereupon the said Benjamin by William Beckingham his attorney Comes and
defends the force and Injury when &a and Saith that he did not assume upon himselfe in
manner and form as the aforesaid William Conner above against him hath Complained and
thereof he putts himselfe upon the Country and the afd William Conner in Like manner

    Therefore Immediately Came thereof the Jury before the afd Justices Last mentioned here &a
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1737-1738
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