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March Court Anno Domini 1747
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Charles County ss.t Richard Smith Sen late of Charles County Planter was attached to answer unto Samuel Hanson Junior High Sheriff of Charles County afs.d of a Plea of Trespass upon the Case and so forth And Whereupon the same Samuel by Jeremiah Chase his attorney Complains that whereas the said Richard Smith Sen on the Twenty fifth day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and forty Six at Charles County afs.d was Indebted to the said Samuel in the sum of four Thousand six Hundred and fifty four Pounds of Tobacco for divers particulars lying properly in an account as by the Particular account thereof herewith into Court brought may appear and being so thereof Indebted the aforesaid Richard in Consideration thereof upon himself assumed afterw.ds to wit the day and year afs.d at the County aforesaid and to the said Samuel then & thereof faithfaithfully Promised that he the afs.d Richard the said sum of four thousand six Hundred and fifty four pounds of Tobacco to the said Samuel when thereunto afterwards he should be Requested well and truly would Content & Pay Nevertheless the aforesaid Richard his Promise and Assumption afs.d not Regarding but minding and fraudulently Intending the same Samuel in this Part craftily and subtilly to deceive and defraud the aforesaid Richard the said sum of Four Thousand Six Hundred and fifty four pounds of Tobacco or any part thereof to the same Samuel hath not Paid nor him for the same in any wise Contented altho the afs.d Richard afterwards to wit the first day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and forty Seven and often afterwards at the County afs.d by the same Samuel hath been Requested but the same to him hither to to Pay or for the same in any sort to Content hath hitherto altogether Refused and still doth Refuse to the Damage of the same Samuel Nine Thousand Three Hundred and Eight Pounds of Tobacco and therefore suit is brought and so forth John Doe Pledg.s &C.a & Rich.d Roe 1744 Mr Richard Smith Sen Dr Contra Cr
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