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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 160b   View pdf image
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                  August Court                               1741                            160

Costs and Charges af.d to the same Francis by the Court now here of his assent Adjudged and the af.d
Peter in mercy &.a


GD  James Johnson
JA               @
RH  Jarvis Ballard
     Command was given to the Sheriffe of Sommerset County that he Should Take Jarvis Ballard
late of Somerset County Gentleman if he should be found in his bailywick and him should safe keep so
that he might have his body the Justices of his Lordships County County Court of Somerset to be
held at dividing Creek the third Tuesday of November Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and forty to Answer unto James
Johnson of a plea of trespass upon the Case &.c and the same day is given to the af.d James here &c

                Att which day here Came the af.d James Johnson by George Douglas his Attorney and the sheriffe to witt John Handy
Gent now here returned that he had taken the af.d Jarvis Ballard whose body here at this day he had ready to answer the af.d James
Johnson of the af.d plea as to him it was Commanded

               Whereupon the af.d Jarvis Ballard puts in his place William Arbuckle Gent Attorney at Law against the af.d James
Johnson of the af.d plea

                                        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 March then next Following in the Same State as at present saveing
to the parties af.d &c
                                           Att which day here Came again as well the af.d James Johnson as the af.d Jarvis Ballard by their
Attorneys af.d    And hereupon the said James Johnson Complained against the af.d Jarvis Ballard in the plea af.d in form Following
Sommerset ss   Jarvis Ballard late of Somerset County Gentleman was Attached to answer unto James Johnson of a plea of trespass upon
the Case &c      And Whereupon the said James by Geo: Douglas his Attorney Complains that whereas the said Jarvis of on the first
day of April Anno Dom MDCCXL at the County af.d was indebted to the said James in the sum of three thousand two hundred and ninety
three pounds of Tobacco and nineteen shillings and ten pence Currt money of Maryland for Sundry matters properly Chargeable in
Account as by Account thereof hereto Annexed may appear and so being thereof indebted afterwards to witt the day and year af.d at the
County af.d on Consideration thereof upon himself did Assume and to the said James then and there faithfully promise to pay to the
said James the said three thousand two hundred and ninety three pounds of tobacco and nineteen shillings and ten pence when he should
be afterwards thereto required and whereas the said Jarvis afterwards to witt the day and year af.d at the County af.d was Indebted to the
said James in five pounds ten shillings Curr.t money of Maryland for other Sundry matters properly Chargeable in Acct as by
Acct thereof hereto annexed may appear and so being thereof indebted in Consideration thereof afterwards to wit the day and year
af.d at the County af.d promised to pay the said five pounds ten shillings to the said James when afterwards thereto required and
altho' the said Jarvis hath satisfied the said James as to two thousand seven hundred and forty pounds of tobacco part of the
first promise  Nevertheless as to five hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco and nineteen shillings and ten pence residue of the
Sum in the first promise mentioned and as to all the Sum of money in the Second promise mentioned the said Jarvis his promise
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