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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 136b   View pdf image
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              June Court                                   1741                           136

same John remaineth thereof against him undefended &.a for which Reason the aforesaid John his damages against
the aforesaid Edward Ought to recover      but because it is not known unto his Lordships Justices here what damages
the aforesaid John hath Sustained by Occasion of the non performance of the promise and assumption aforesaid in this
part Sustained      Therefore Command is to the Sheriffe of Somerset of the County aforesaid that by the Oath of honest and
Lawfull men of his Bailywick he diligently Inquire what damages the aforesaid John Dennis hath Sustained as well
by Occasion of the non performance of the promise and assumption aforesaid as for his Costs and Charges by him
about his suit in that ^part^ Expended and the Inquisition which thereupon he takes to his Lordships Justices at the
next Court to be held at dividing Creek the third Tuesday of August then next following under his Seal and the seals
of them by whose Oath he takes that Same Inquisition he Send together with the writt thereof to him directed
259    and the same day is given to the aforesaid John thereof &a


RH  Peter Harley
    Command was given to the Sheriffe of Somerset County that he should take John
Evans late of Somerset County Shipwright 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 dividing Creek the third tuesday of March Anno Dom one thousand
seven hundred and forty to Answer unto Peter Harley of a plea of trespass upon the Case &.a and the same
day is given to the af.d Peter here &.a

                         Att which day here Came the af.d Peter Harley by Robert Jenckins Henry his attorney
    and the sheriffe to wit John Handy Gent now here returned that he had taken the af.d John Evans whose
body hereat this day he had ready to answer the af.d Peter Harley of the af.d plea as to him it was Commanded

                   Whereupon the af.d John Evans puts in his place George Douglas Gent attorney at Law
against the af.d Peter Harley of the plea af.d          And thereupon at the Request of the parties af.d day is to
them now here given untill next Court to be held at dividing Creek in and for the County af.d the third tuesday of
June then next Following in the same state as at present saveing to the parties af.d &.a

                Att which day here Came againe the af.d John Evans by his attorney af.d and the af.d Peter
Harley altho' Solemnly Called Came not nor is his writ af.d against the afd John Evans further prosecuted &.a

                Therefore he and his pledges of prosecuting are in mercy and let the said Peter Harley named
Pledges &.a and that the af.d John Evans goe thereof without day  Also it is Considered that the af.d John
Evans Recover against the af.d Peter Harley his damages by occasion of the premisses to
264                                    pound of tobacco to the same John by discretion of the Justices here at his
Request for his Costs and Charges in that part sustained according to the form of the statute in such case lately
made and provided by the Court here adjudged &.a


RH:  Seward Tomlinson
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GD  Francis Henderson
Command was given to the Sheriffe of Somerset County that he Should take Francis Henderson
Late of Somerset County planter if he Should be found in his Bailywick and him should safe keep




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