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Charles County Court, Court Record, 1746-1747
Volume 862, Page 350   View pdf image
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(350)                    March Court Anno Domini 1747

PK            Theophilus Swift

JC.h WD  John Muschett
 Tr Ca

Judgment for Que

Charles County ss.t   John Muschett late of Charles County Merchant was attached to
answer unto Theophilus Swift Clerk of a plea of Trespass upon the Case

And whereupon the said Theophilus by Philip Key his Attorney Complains for
that whereas the said John on the fifth day of August In the year of our Lord one Thousand
Seven Hundred and forty five at Charles County afs.d was Indebted unto the said Theo.s
In the sum of Twenty Pounds Eighteen shillings and Two pence Currency for divers
Particulars lying properly in account as by a Particular Accompt  thereof herewith
into Court brought may appear and the said John being so thereof Indebted in Consideration
thereof Afterwards to wit the say and year afs.d in the County afs.d upon himself assumed
and to the same Theophilus then and there faithfully Promised that he the said John
the said sum of Twenty Pounds Eighteen Shillings and Two pence Currency afs.d would well
and truly Content and Pay when thereunto afterwards he should be requested  Nevertheless
the said John his Promise and Assumption afs.d in form afs.d and in the least
Regarding but minding and fraudulently Intending him the said Theophilus in this
Part craftily and subtilly to deceive and defraud the said John the said sum of Twenty Pounds
Eighteen Shillings and Two pence Currency or any Part thereof to him the said Theophilus
hath not Paid or in any sort Contented altho so to do the said John was on the Eighteenth day of
June In the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and forty Six and often before &
since at Charles County afs.d by the said Theophilus Requested but the said John the s.d
Sum of Twenty Pounds Eighteen Shillings and Two pence Currency or any part thereof
to him the said Theophilus to pay or in any sort to Content hath hither to altogether
REfused and Stil doth Refuse to the Damage of him the said Theophilus Forty one
Pounds sixteen shillings and four pence Currency and therefore he brings suit &Ca
                                                                                                                John Doe
                                                                                           Pled.s &C.a         &
                                                                                                                Rich.d Roe

    1744/5                       John Muschett to Theophilus Swift                                                                                  D.r 

Feb.y 11.th
To Ballance due for the Work of Negro Cesar Carpenter do per M.r Muschetts Account
To d.o for the same Cesars work from 13.th February 1744/5 to the 7.th of Ap.l following @£2..10..1
                  March as per agreement
To d.o from the 6.th May following to 12.th July 1745
To d.o from the 5.th August following to 20.th September 1745
                                     Errors Excepted
                                                                 P Theo.s Swift
 Currency
  7..  4..
 
  4..  6..8
  5..12..6
  3..15..   
20..18..2

Charles County ss.t  On the 21.st February 1745 Came the Reverend M.r Theophilus
Swift and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that to the
best of his knowledge (the above Account is Just and true as it stands stated and
that he Hath Received no part or parcel thereof nor any security or satisfaction for the same
                                                          Before                        Walter Hanson

And the said John by Jeremiah Chase his Attorney Comes and defends the force
and Injury when &Ca and prays leave to Imparle hereto until the Next Court to be
holden at Charles Town on the second Tuesday in November and he hath it and the same
day is given to the same Theophilus here &Ca
                                                                      At which day to wit the Second Tuesday in
                                                                                                                   (November)


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Charles County Court, Court Record, 1746-1747
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