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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 222b   View pdf image
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       November Court                                   1741                                222

which the same Edmund Remaineth thereof against them undefended &.a for which Reason the af.d Edmund
his damages against the af.d Alexander Robert and Ann his wife ought to Recover but because it is not known
unto his Lordships Justices here what damages the af.d Edmund hath sustained by occasion of the non performance
of the promise and assumption af.d in this part sustained           Therefore Command is to the sheriffe of the County
af.d that by the oath of honest and Lawfull men of his bailywick he dilegently enquire what damages the af.d
Duncan Edmund hath sustained as well by occasion of the non performance of the promise and assumption
af.d as for his Costs and Charges by him about his suit his suit in that part expended and the Inquisition of which
thereupon he takes to his Lordships Justices at the next Court to be held at dividing Creek the third tuesday of March
then next Following under his seal and the seals of those by whose Oath he takes the same Inquisition
he send together with the writt thereof to him directed and the same day is given to the af.d Edmund here &.a


GD  WA  John Horsey
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FA  Nathaniel Jackson
 Command was given to the sheriffe of Somerset County that he should take Nathaniel Jackson
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^ our County Court of Somerset to be held at dividing
Creek the third tuesday of August Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and forty one to answer unto John Horsey of a plea of
trespass upon the Case &c  And the Same day is given to the af.d John here &c

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

          And hereupon the said John Horsey Complained of the af.d Nathaniel Jackson at the plea af.d in form Following   Somerset ss.t
Nathaniel Jackson late of Somerset County planter was Attached to Answer unto John Horsey of a plea of trespass upon the Case &c

                And Whereupon the said John by Geo Douglas his Attorney Complains that whereas the said Nathaniel on the thirtieth
day of may Anno Dom MDCCXLI at the County af.d was Indebted to the said John in ten pounds fourteen Shillings and nine pence
Curr.t money of Maryland for Sundry Matters properly in Acc.t Chargeable as by an account thereof hereto Annexed may appear and
so being thereof indebted on Consideration thereof upon himself did assume and to the said John then and there faithfully did promise that
he the said Nathaniel the said ten pounds fourteen shillings and nine pence when he should afterwards be thereto required he would faithfully
pay and Content  Nevertheless the said Nathaniel his promise af.d in form af.d made not regarding but minding and fraudulently
intending the said John in that part Craftily and Subtilly to deceive and defraud the said ten pounds fourteen shillings and nine
pence to the said John hath not paid or him for the Same in any Sort hitherto Contented but that to doe altogether hath refused and
still doth refuse altho thereto afterwards to wit the day and year af.d at the County af.d and often Since that time by the said John required
whereupon the said John says he is damnified twenty pounds Curr.t money af.d and thereof he brings Suit &c
                                                                                                                                                       Pledg.s &.c J Doe & R Roe


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