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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 200b   View pdf image
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                November Court               1741                       200

If it should happen that Judgment in the plea af.d should be rendred for the same Robert
Geddes against the said Richard Knight or that he the said Richard Knight should be therein
Convict that then he the said Richard should pay and Satisfie unto the said Robert Geddes the Judgement
of the Court thereupon or Render his body in Execution of such Judgment to the prison of
the sheriffe of the County af.d in Satisfaction thereof or that he the said Ambrose Riggen will do
the same for him &.a

                      Whereupon the af.d Richard Knight puts in his place George Douglas Gent
attorney at Law against the af.d Robert Geddes of the af.d plea &.a

                      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 and he hath it and the same day is given to the af.d Robert here also &.a

                         Att which day here Came againe as well the af.d Robert Geddes as the af.d
Richard Knight by their attorney af.d and hereupon the said Robert Geddes Complained of the
af.d Richard Knight in the plea af.d in form Following   Somerset ss  Richard Knight late
of Somerset County Planter was attached to answer unto Robert Geddes of a plea of trespass
upon the Case &.a

                                             And Whereupon the same Robert Gaddess by Robert Jenckins
Henry his attorney Complains that whereas the af.d Richard after the first day of May in the year
of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and five (to witt) the fourth day of August in the year of
our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and forty at Somerset County did make his Certain note in
writing Called a promissary note with his proper hand thereunto subscribed bearing date the same day and
Year Last mentioned which said note the same Richard to the said Robert Geddess then and there did
deliver by which said note the af.d Richard did promise to pay unto the same Robert Geddes or his
order at the fall then next Following the sum of Two pounds four shillings and nine pence in Corn
or money for value Received by vertue of which Premisses as also by force of the statute in such Case
lately made and provided the same Richard became Chargeable to pay unto the said Robert Geddess the
sum of money af.d according to the tenor of that note and so thereof Chargeable being the af.d Richard
afterwards to witt the same day and year last mentioned at Somerset County af.d in Consideration thereof
                                                                                                                                                       upon


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
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