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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 41   View pdf image
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              November Court                                    1740                    41

premisses beyond his Costs and Charges by him about his suit in that part apposed to nine hundred pounds of tobacco and not more and
because the af.d Joshua denys not this but the same Allegation Grants to be true prays Judgment for those damages above Acknowledged
together with his Costs and Charges af.d to him to be Adjudged &c

                Therefore by Consent of the parties af.d it is Considered that the af.d Joshua Caldwell recover against the af.d Alexander
McCants his damages af.d to the af.d Nine hundred pounds of tobacco by the same Joshua in form af.d Acknowledged as also Two
252   hundred and Seventy four                     pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges af.d to the same Joshua at his request
by the Court now here of the assent of the parties af.d adjudged which Certain Damages in the whole amounts to Eleven
hundred and Seventy four                                                                                                   pounds of tobacco and the af.d Alexander
in Mercy &c


WA  John Wildman
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pse  Henry Reynolds
      Command was given to the Sheriffe of Somerset County that he should take Henry Reynolds late of Somerset
County Bricklayer if he should be found in his baily^w^ick 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 November Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and forty to answer unto John Wildman of a plea of trespass upon the Case &a
and the same day is given to the af.d John there &c            And hereupon the said John declared against the af.d Henry in the
plea af.d in form following      Somerset sst  Henry Reynolds late of Somerset County Bricklayer was Attached to Answer unto
John Wildman of a plea of trespass upon the Case &c

             And Whereupon the same John by William Arbuckle his Attorney Complains that whereas the af.d Henry after the first
day of May in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and five to witt the tenth day of September in the year of our Lord Seventeen
hundred and forty at Somerset County by his Certain note in writing Called a promissary note with his proper hand subscribed
bearing date the same day and year last mentioned and that note to the same John then and there did deliver by which said note the
same Henry did promise to pay or Cause to be paid to the same John or his Order the sum of thirteen pounds five shillings and four
pence Curr.t money of the province of Maryland to be paid ^up^on demand for value Received and by reason thereof as also by force of
the statute in such Case lately made and provided the same Henry became Chargeable to pay to the same John the sum of money af.d
According to the tenor of the same note and so thereof Chargeable being the said Henry in Consideration thereof afterwards (to witt)
the same day and year af.d at Somerset County af.d upon himself did Assume and to the same John then and there faithfully promise to
pay him the af.d sum of money agreeable to the tenor of the note af.d  Nevertheless the af.d Henry his promise and Assumption af.d
in form af.d in form af.d made Little regarding but minding and fraudulently Intending the same John in that part Craftilly and
Subtilly to deceive and defraud the sum of money af.d or any part or percell thereof unto the same John (Altho' the same to do the
af.d Henry afterwards to witt the twentyeth day of September in the year last mentioned and often since that time at Somerset
County af.d by the same John was requested) hath not paid or Contented but the same to him to pay or in any Sort Contented the
said Henry hath hetherto altogether refused and still doth refuse to the damage of the same John twenty Seven pounds
Curr.t money of Maryland and thereof he brings suit &c                                          Pledg &c  J Doe Ri Roe

                      A Copy of the foregoing declaration was made and sent to be served on the defend.t in Order for a speedy Tryall
Att which day here Came the aforesaid John Wildman by his attorney aforesaid and the Sheriffe to witt John Handy Gent now here Returned
that he had Taken the aforesaid Henry Reynolds whose body here at this day he had Ready to answer the afd John Wildman of the afd
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