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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 183   View pdf image
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                       November Court                               1741                       183

the said Fifteen hundred and Sixty pounds of tobacco to the said Jacob and Thomas or to Either of them as yett hath not rendred
but the Same to him hitherto to render hath denyed and still doth deny and unjustly detains &c  Whereupon the said Jacob and
Thomas says they are worse and have damage to the value of two thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon the bring Suit &c
                                                                                                                                              Pledg.s &.c John Doe R: Roe

A Copy of the foregoing declaration was made and sent to be Served on the defendant with the writt in order for a speedy tryall

    Att which day here Came the af.d Jacob Hindman and Thomas Stewart by there Attorney af.d and the sheriffe to witt John
Handy Gent now here returned that he had taken the af.d William Willoughby James whose body hereat this day he had ready to
answer the af.d Jacob Hindman and Thomas Stewart of the af.d plea as to him it was Commanded   And further the same sheriffe
returned that he had Served the af.d William Willoughby James with a Copy of the foregoing declaration  According to Act of Assembly
in such Case lately made and provided &c

                    And whereupon Came hereinto Court the af.d William Willoughby James in his proper person and thereupon at the
the said William Willougby James at the prayer of the af.d Jacob Hindmand and Thomas Stewart is adjudged to give Special
bail to the Action af.d but for want thereof the said William Willoughby James is Committed into the Custody of the sheriffe of the
County af.d thereto remain &c

                                                 And the aforesaid William Willoughby James in Custody as aforesaid in his own
proper person Came and defends the force and Injury when &.a and saith that he Cannot deny the action aforesaid
of the aforesaid Jacob and Thomas nor Can he say but that he Oweth the Same Jacob and Thomas the afores.d
fifteen hundred and Sixty pounds of tobacco in manner and form as the aforesaid Jacob Hindman and Thomas
Stewart above against him hath declared &a

                   Therefore it is Considered that the aforesaid Jacob Hindman and Thomas Stewart recover
against the aforesaid William Willougby James their debt aforesaid and their damages by Occasion of the
294   detention of the same debt to Three hundred and Sixteen                                       pounds of tobacco
to the same Jacob and Thomas of their assent by the Court here adjudged and the aforesaid William Willoughby
James in Custody as afd in mercy &c


RH  John Henry
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pse  Charles Penniwell
 Command was given to the Sheriffe of Sommerset County that he should take
Charles Penniwell Late of Sommerset County planter 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 the third tuesday of November Anno Dom
one thousand seven hundred and forty one to answer unto John Henry late sheriffe of the said County of
Somerset of a plea of trespass upon the Case &.a  and the same day is given to the af.d John here &.a

          And ^hereupon^ the said John Henry Complained of the af.d Charles in the plea af.d in form Following  Somerset
ss   Charles Pennewell late of Somerset County Planter was attached to answer unto John Henry late
                                                                                                                                                 Sheriffe


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