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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 206   View pdf image
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          November Court                                   1741                       206

FA  Moses Challie
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GD  Richard Knight
      Command was given to the sheriffe of Somerset County that he should take Richard
Knight late of Somerset 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 dividing Creek the third tuesday of June Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred
and forty ^one^ to answer unto Moses Challie J.r of a plea of trespass upon the Case &.c  And the same day is given to the
af.d Moses here &c

                            Att which day here Came the af.d Moses Challie by Francis Allen his Attorney and the sheriffe to witt
John Handy Gent now here returned that he had taken the af.d Richard Knight whose body hereat this day he
had ready to Answer the af.d Moses Challie of the af.d plea as to him it was Commanded

             Whereupon the af.d Richard Knight puts in his place George Douglas Gent Attorney at Law against
the af.d Moses Challie 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 August then next Following in the same state as
present saveing to the parties af.d &c

                         Att which day here Came again as well the af.d Moses Challie as the af.d Richard Knight by their
Attorneys af.d and hereupon the said Moses Challie 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 Moses Challie Jun.r of a plea of trespass upon the Case &c

                            And Whereupon the said Moses by Francis Allen his Attorney Complains that whereas the said
Richard the twelfth day of May Anno Dom Seventeen hundred and Forty at the County of Somerset af.d within
the Jur of this Court was Indebted unto the said Moses in Six pounds Seventeen shillings Curr.t money of Maryland
for Sundry properly Chargeable in Account as by Account thereof hereunto annexed may in Court appear and being
so thereof Indebted the said Richard in Consideration thereof the day and year af.d at the County af.d upon
himself did Assume and toe the said Moses then and there did faithfully promise that he the said Richard the said
Six pounds Seventeen shillings to the said Moses when he should be thereunto required he would well and faithfully
pay and Content And Altho' the said Richard one pound Seventeen shillings and Six pence pcell of the
af.d Six pounds Six pence residue of the af.d Six pounds Seventeen Shillings the said Richard his promise
and Assumption af.d in forme af.d made nothing regarding but plotting and fraudulently intending the said
                                                                                                                                                    Moses


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