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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 308b   View pdf image
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    June Court                           1742                    308

Gentleman sheriffe of the County aforesaid to this Impannelled to witt George Tull Joshua Atkinson James Houston Elijah Brittingham
Christopher Glass James Townsend Micajah Brittingham Hinman Wharton William Mills William Stephens William Handy
and Stephen Handy being Called Came who to say the Truth of the premisses being Elected tryed and Sworn upon their Oath say that
the aforesaid David Hudson is guilty of the premisses in manner and form as the aforesaid as the aforesaid James
Stephen Bredell above against him hath Complained and assessed the damages of the Same James by Occasion of the premisses
beyond his Costs and Charges by him about his Suit in that part apposed to thirteen pounds twelve Shillings and Six
pence Currant money of Maryland and for those Costs and Charges to One pound of tobacco

       And the aforesaid David Offered Exceptions in Stay of Judgm.t on the verdict aforesaid in these words following  And the said
David Says that Judgment on the ^said^ verdict ought not to be Rendred for the plantiffe for that the declaration wants Substance

             Whereupon all and Singular the premisses being seen and by the Court here fully understood  It is Considered
by the Court here that the aforesaid James Stephen Bredell Recover against the aforesaid David Hudson his damages
801   aforesaid by the Jurors aforesaid in form aforesaid assessed as also eigh hundred and Twenty three
pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges aforesaid to the Same James Stephen Bredell by the Court here of his assent of
Increase adjudged which Certain damages in the whole amounts to thirteen pounds Twelve Shillings and Six pence Currant
802   money of Maryland and Eight hundred and Twenty four                                      pounds of tobacco and the aforesd
David in mercy &a


RH  John Weatherington
       and Company
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GD  William Lowrey
Command was given to the Sheriffe of Sommerset County that he Should Take
William Lowrey 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 Sommerset to be held at dividing Creek in and for the County aforesaid the third Tuesday
of June Ann Dom One Thousand Seven hundred and forty One to answer unto John Weatherington and Compa
of a plea of trespass upon the Case &a and the Same day is given to the afd John and Compa there &c

             Att which day here Came the aforesaid John Weatherington and Company by Robert Jenckins Henry their attorney
and the Sheriffe to witt John Handy Gent now here Returned that he had Taken the aforesaid William Lowrey whose
body here at this day he had ready to answer unto the aforesaid John Weatherington and Company of the aforesaid plea
as to him it was Commanded

         Whereupon the said William Lowrey puts in his place George Douglas Gent attorney at Law against the aforesaid
John Weatherington and Company of the afd plea         And Thereupon at the Request of the parties aforesaid day is to
them now here given untill next Court to be held at dividing Creek in and for the County aforesaid the third Tuesday of august
then next following in the Same State as at present Saving to the parties aforesaid &a  Att which day here Came againe as
well the aforesaid John Weatherington and Company as the aforesaid william Lowrey by their attorneys aforesaid and where
the said William prays that the aforesaid John and Company may give Security for Costs in Case they be non suit in the plea afd  Thereupon
Robert Jenckins Henry ^Gent^ present here in Court undertook for the said John Weatherington and Company ^that if they^ should be nonsuit in the plea
                                                                                                                                                                                     afd


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