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(376) March Court Anno Domini 1747 One Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve and a half pound of Tobacco or any Part thereof to the said Christopher & Company to pay or in any sort to Content hath hither to altogether Refused and still doth Refused to the Damage of the said Chris.r & Com Three Thousand four Hundred and Twenty five Pounds of Tobacco and therefore they bring suit &Ca John Doe Pledg.s &C.a & Rich.d Roe 1746 Mr William Neale of Zachiah To Chris.r Lowndes & Co D.r Sterling Tob.o
Maryland ss.t Prince Georges County October 6.th 1747 Then Came Mr Charles Rudd Before me the subscriber one of his Lordships Justices of the peace for the County afs.d & made Oath on the Holy Evangelist of Almight God that the above account is just & true and that he Never Received Part nor Percel thereof nor any Security or other satisfaction for the same Sworn before Jn.o Hawkins Junr Whereupon into Court here in his Proper Person Comes Thomas Smoot of Charles County Planter and becomes PLedge and Security for the afs.d W.m that if should happen the said William in the plea afs.d should be Convict that then the s.d Thomas Yeilded and Granted that as well the Damages afs.d as all Costs which to the same Christopher & Company in this part should be adjudged of his Lands and Chattles should be made and Levied to and for the use of the said Christopher & Com If it should happen the said William the Damages & Costs afs.d should not pay or his body into the Custody of the sheriff by Reason thereof Render And the afs.d William in his proper Person Comes and defends the force and Injury when &C.a and Prays leave thereof to Imparle hereto until the Next Court to be holden at Charles Town on the Second Tuesday in March Next and he has it and the same day is given to the said Chris.r & Company here &C.a And now here at this day to wit the Second Tuesday in March afs.d Came as well the said William in his proper Person as the said Chris.r & Company by their attorney afs.d pray that the said William to their Declaration afs.d against them may answer and for that the said William to the Declaration afs.d of them the said Christopher & Company does not answer nor the action afs.d in any wise gainsay whereby the said Christopher & Company Remains against the said William thereupon without Defence It is therefore Considered by the Court here that the said Christopher & Company do Recover against the said William their Damages by occasion of the Premises (and which by the Justices of the Court here are assest to one Thousand seven Hundred Twelve and a half Pound of Tobacco as also Pounds of Tobacco for their Costs and Charges by him about his suit in this part laid out and Expended to the same Christopher & Com of their Def.t in mea assent by the Court here adjudged and the same William in Mercy &Ca |
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