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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1737-1738
Volume 859, Page 231b   View pdf image
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        March Court                        1737             231

GD  W.m Nelson Exr of
        Hugh Nelson
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RH FA  W.m Porter
Command was given to the Sheriffe of Somerset County that he Should take
William Porter late of Somerset County Carpenter Otherwise Called William Porter
of Somerset County in the province of Maryland Carpenter 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 Coty
Court of Somerset to be held at dividing Creek in the Same County the third tuesday of June Ann Dom One
thousand seven hundred and thirty Seven to answer unto William Nelson Executor of the testament and
Last Will of Hugh Nelson of a plea that he render unto him one hundred pounds Curr.t money of Maryland
which from him he unjustly detaines &a  and the same day is given to the aforesaid William Nelson here &a

       Att which day here before his Lordships Justices at a Court then held at dividing Creek in
the same County Came the afd William Nelson by George Douglas his attorney and the afd sheriffe to witt
Joseph Macclester Gent now here returned that he had taken the aforesaid William Porter whose
body here at this day he had ready to answer the afd William Nelson of the afd plea as to him
it was Commanded      Whereupon at the same day Came here into Court Francis Porter of
Somerset County planter and in his proper person and undertook for the afd William Porter
and assumed upon himselfe (Likewise the Same William Porter present here in Court in his proper person
assumed upon himselfe) that if it Should happen that Judgmt in the plea afd should be rendered for
the Same William Nelson against him the Said William Porter or that the said William Porter
Should be therein Convict that then he the said William Porter should pay and Satisfie unto ye
said William Nelson the Judgment of the Court thereupon or render his Body in Execution of
such Judgment to the prison of the Sheriffe of the County afd in Satisfaction thereof or that he
the said Francis Porter will do the same for him         And whereupon the said William Porter
puts in his place Francis Allen Gent attorney at Law against the afd William Nelson in the plea afd

       Whereupon at the request of the parties afd day is given to them here ^to be^ before the Justices
of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at dividing Creek the third Tuesday of August
Ann Dom One thousand Seven hundred and thirty Seven in the Same State as at present
saving to the parties &a   Att which day here Came againe the parties afd by their attorneys
afd and hereupon the same William Nelson declared against the afd William Porter in form
following      Somerset ss  William Porter Late of Somerset County Carpenter otherwise
Called William Porter of Somerset County in the province of Maryland Carpenter was
summond to answer unto William Nelson Executor of the testament and last will of Hugh
Nelson of a plea that he render unto him one hundred pounds Current money of Maryland
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