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November
Court Anno Domini 1747
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Charles County ss.t John Macpherson late of Charles County Planter was attached to answer unto Daniel Stephenson of a plea of Trespass upon the Case &C.a And Whereupon the same Daniel by Jeremiah Chase his attorney Complains that whereas the said John the Twenty Seventh day of September In the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven HUndred and forty Seven at Charles County afs.d was Indebted to the said Daniel In the sum of Eight Hundred & seventy seven pounds of Tobacco for divers articles lying properly in an account as by the particular account thereof herew.th into Court Brought may appear and being so thereof Indebted the aforesaid John in Consideration thereof afterwards to wit the day and year aforesaid at the County afs.d upon himself assumed and to the said Daniel then and there faithfully Promised that he the aforesaid John the aforesaid sum of Eight Hundred and Seventy Seven pounds of Tob.o to the said Daniel when thereunto afterwards he should be requested well & truly would Content and pay Nevertheless the aforesaid John his Promise and Assumption aforesaid not Regarding but minding and fraudulently Intending the same Daniel In this part Craftily and Subtilly to deceive and defraud the aforesaid John the said sum of Eight Hundred & seventy seven pounds of Tobacco or any part thereof to the same Daniel hath not paid nor him for the same in any sort Contented altho the afs.d John afterwards to wit the Twentieth day of August In the year of our Lord one Thousand seven Hundred and forty seven and often afterwards at Cha.s County aforesaid by the same Daniel hath been Requested but the same to him hither to to pay or him for the same in any sort to Content hath hitherto altogether Refused and stil doth Refuse to the Damage of the same Daniel one Thousand Seven Hundred & fifty four pounds of Tobacco and therefore suit is brought & so forth John Doe Pled.s &C.a & John Doe 1746 D.r M.r John Mcpherson his Account with M.r Danl Stephenson C.r
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