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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1737-1738
Volume 859, Page 218b   View pdf image
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                     March Court                  1737        218

RH  Henry Trippe
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GD  Thomas Watkins
     Command was given to the sherriffe of Somerset County
that he should take Thomas Watkins Late of Somerset County Gent
otherwise Called Thomas Watkins of Dorchester County and province af.d if he should
be found in his bailywick and him should safe keep so that he might have his body
before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at deviding Creek
in the same County the third tuesday of March Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred
and thirty eight seven to answer unto Henry Trippe of a plea that he render unto him
eight thousand six hundred and eighty two pounds of good Merchantable leaf tobacco
which to him he oweth and unjustly detaineth &.a

Att which day here before his Lordships Justices at a Court then held at deviding Creek in the County
af.d came the af.d Henry Trippe by Robert Jenckins Henry his attorney and the sherriffe to witt
John Henry Gent now here returned that he had taken the af.d Thomas Watkins
whose body hereat this day he had ready to answer the af.d Henry Trippe of the af.d plea
as to him it was Commanded                               And hereupon the afd Henry Trippe declared
against the afd Thomas Watkins in the plea afd in form following      Somerset ss.t  Thomas Watkins
Late of Somerset County Gentleman otherwise Called Thomas Watkins of Dorchester County
and province af.d was summoned to answer unto Henry Trippe of a plea that he render
unto him eight thousand six hundred and eighty two pounds of good Merchantable leaf
tobacco which to him he oweth and unjustly detaineth &.a

    And Whereupon the said Henry Trippe by Robert Jenckins Henry his attorney
saith that whereas the af.d Thomas the eighth day of october in the year of our
Lord God one thousand seven hundred thirty and seven at Somerset County af.d
within the Jurisdiction of this Court by his certain writing obligatory did grant
himself to be held and firmly bound to the said Henry Trippe in the af.d eight thousand
six hundred and eighty two pounds of good Merchantable leaf tobacco to be paid to the
same Henry Trippe when he should therof be requested  Nevertheless the af.d
Thomas altho altho often thereunto requested the said eight thousand six hundred and
eighty two pounds of tobacco to the same Henry Trippe he hath not as yet rendered
but the same to him hetherto to render hath denyed and still doth deny  Wherefore he
saith that he is the worse and hath damage to the value of ten thousand pounds
of tobacco and therefore he brings suit &.a  And brings here into Court the writing af.d which
the debt af.d in form af.d doth testify the date of which is the day and year above mentioned
                                                                             Pledges &a  John Doe and Richard Roe


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