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June Court
1741
121 Dennis Junr Joseph Miller Mitchell Jones John Evans John Shiles Solomon Long Robert Mitchell Daniel Jones and William Brown Came and were Sworn upon that Jury and because ^one^ of the Jurors of that same Jury did not appear therefore an other of the standers by hereinto Elected by the sheriffe of the County af.d and at the request of the af.d Thomas Nevett and by the Command of the af.d Justices is newly put on whose name to the pannell within written is affiled according to the form of the statute in such Case made and provided which said Juror so newly put on to witt Cornelius Beavins being Called Likewise Came who to say the truth of the premisses af.d together with the other Jurors af.d first Impannelled and sworn being Elected tryed and sworn upon their Oath say that the aforesaid George Russell did assume upon himselfe in manner and form as the aforesaid Thomas Nevett above against him hath Complained and assessed the damages of the Same Thomas by Occasion of the non performance of the promise and assumption aforesaid beyond his Costs and Charges by him about his Suit in that part apposed to Eleven pounds Curr.t money of Maryland and for those Costs and Charges to One pound of tobacco Therefore it is Considered that the aforesaid Thomas Nevet Recover against the aforesaid George Russell in Custody as aforesaid his damages aforesaid by the Jurors aforesaid in form aforesaid 835 assessed as also pounds of tobacco for his Costs & Charges aforesaid to the Same Thomas by the Court now here of his assent of Increas adjudged which Certain damages in the whole amount to Eleven pounds Curr.t money of Maryland and 836 pounds of tobacco and the aforesaid Geo in mercy &c
to be held at dividing Creek the third tuesday of August Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and forty to answer unto Leonard Johnson and Joyce his wife of a plea of trespass upon the Case &.a and the same day is given to the af.d Leonard an Joyce here &.a Att which day here Came the af.d Leonard Johnson and Joyce his wife by Francis Allen their attorney and the sheriffe (to witt) John Handy Gent now here returned that he had taken the af.d John Purnall Jun.r whose body hereat this day he had ready to answer the af.d Leonard and Joyce of the af.d Plea as to him it was Commanded And Whereupon the af.d Leonard Johnson and Joyce his wife declared against the af.d John Purnall J.r in the plea af.d in form Following: Somerset County ss: John Purnall J.r late of Somerset County Planter was attached to answer unto Leonard Johnson and Joyce his wife of a plea of trespass upon the Case &.a And Whereupon the said Leonard and Joyce by Francis Allen their attorney Complains that whereas the said John the first day of may Anno Dom seventeen hundred and thirty three at the |
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